Thailand will hold a much-delayed general election on Feb. 24, 2019, the Election Commission said on Tuesday, after the junta lifted a ban on political activity it imposed after taking power in a coup in 2014, Reuters reported.

The election, which many hope will restore democracy in Southeast Asia’s second-biggest economy, will likely pit the populist political movement backed by former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and supported by many in rural areas against the military and royalist establishment.

“The people and political parties will be able to take part in political activities during this period leading up to the election in accordance with the constitution,” the statement said..

Thailand last held a successful election in 2011 but the Election Commission said it was ready to go ahead with the Feb. 24 poll.

“The lifting of the ban means political activities can resume, including political campaigning, but this has to be done under the law,” Deputy Election Commission Secretary-General Sawang Boonmee told Reuters.