"The Constitutional Commission submitted the full text of the new draft constitution for discussion to the Cabinet of Ministers and Parliament. A national referendum on the draft of a new constitution will be held on August 7," the document read.
Meechai Ruchuphan, the chairman of the Constitution Drafting Commission, said at a press conference on Tuesday the draft document had been amended 88 times based on 258 citizen submissions and 30 academic seminars.
Among the draft constitution’s disputed sections is an emergency provision allowing the appointment of an unelected prime minister and the upper house of parliament.
Thailand’s current government came into power following a May 22, 2014 military coup nearly a year after a political crisis had led to mass anti-government protests.