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main provisions of the Draft Constitution, and a referendum was arranged to approve the
entire Draft Constitution. In this regard, the National Legislative Assembly also passed a
resolution introducing one additional issue to be put to vote in referendum on the same
occasion. The outcome of the referendum was such that people having the right to vote, by
a majority of votes of the people voting in the referendum, approved such Draft
Constitution and additional issue. The Constitution Drafting Committee accordingly revised
the relevant parts of the Draft Constitution to be in accordance with the outcome pertaining
to the additional issue of the referendum, and referred the revision to the Constitutional
Court for consideration as to whether it is in conformity with the outcome of the
referendum. The Constitutional Court thereafter rendered a decision for the Constitution
Drafting Committee to partially revise the texts. The Constitution Drafting Committee has
made a revision according to the decision of the Constitutional Court. Accordingly, the Prime
Minister respectfully presented the Draft Constitution to the King. Thereafter, the
Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand (Interim), B.E. 2557 Amendment (No. 4), B.E. 2560
(2017) provides that the Prime Minister may respectfully ask for the return of that Draft
Constitution from the King to make an amendment thereto on certain issues. After the
amendment was complete, the Prime Minister thereby respectfully presented the Draft
Constitution to the King for signature and subsequent promulgation as the Constitution of
the Kingdom of Thailand, and the King deemed it expedient to grant His Royal assent.
Be it, therefore, commanded by the King that the Constitution of the
Kingdom of Thailand be promulgated to replace, as from the date of its promulgation, the
Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand (Interim), B.E. 2557 (2014) promulgated on the 22nd
July B.E. 2557.
May all Thai people unite in observing, protecting and upholding the
Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand in order to maintain the democratic regime of
government and the sovereign power derived from the Thai people, and to bring about
happiness, prosperity and dignity to His Majesty’ s subjects throughout the Kingdom
according to the will of His Majesty in every respect.
CHAPTER I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 1. Thailand is one and indivisible Kingdom.
Section 2. Thailand adopts a democratic regime of government with the King
as Head of State.