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A referendum on the new constitution was held in Thailand on 19 August 2007.〔(Panel passes final draft of new Thai constitution, paving way for referendum, elections ) Associated Press, 6 July 2007〕 Had the draft been rejected, the military government would have had the freedom to choose any previous constitution to adapt and promulgate instead.〔()〕 The turnout was around 60%.〔(Thai voters 'approve new charter' ) BBC News, 19 August 2007〕 ==Proposed changes== Major changes in the proposed constitution included the following:〔(Thai draft constitution approved ) BBC News, 6 July 2007〕 *Making almost half of Senators appointed rather than elected. *Limiting the Prime Minister to 2 four-year terms. *Banning the Prime Minister from major holdings in private companies. *Making it easier to impeach the Prime Minister and other ministers. The current military government announced that each household in the country would be sent a copy of the new constitution ahead of the referendum.〔 A poll from July had seen a majority of voters in favour.〔(Thais Would Approve New Constitution ) Angus Reid Global Monitor, 27 July 2007〕 However, in many cases "yes" votes were not real indicators of support for the new text but rather for quick elections, as the ruling Council for National Security (CNS) has stated that approval of the new constitution was a requirement for holding parliamentary elections later that year. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Thai constitutional referendum, 2007」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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