National Legislative Assembly members gather before the inauguration ceremony of the National Legislative Assembly at the parliament house in Bangkok August 7, 2014. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand inaugurated a new national assembly dominated by military figures on Thursday, in what the junta has said is a step toward the transition of power back to democratic government.
But for some the muted ceremony, attended by senior military officers in crisp white military uniforms and presided over by Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn, was yet another demonstration of the army's tight grip on power after it seized control in May following months of political conflict.
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