Explainer-Why Thailand will vote to decide a new constitution


A generic view of Thailand's parliament in Bangkok, Thailand, July 13, 2023. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

BANGKOK, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Voters in Thailand's ‌general elections on February 8 will also be asked to decide if a new constitution should replace a 2017 charter.

The ‌referendum is the outcome of a decades-long struggle between the pro-military royalist establishment and popular democratic political movements.

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