Draft document widely opposed following controversial provisions such as letting a 23-member panel lift over from parliament in times of ‘national crisis’Thailand’s military-backed legislature has rejected a draft of a new constitution,delaying a return to democracy following a coup in 2014.
The junta-picked drafters had hoped the constitution would hobble the country past almost a decade of political conflicts, but it was met with strong opposition on almost all sides of politics.
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Source: theguardian.com