eBANGKOK (Reuters) - The Thai Cabinet agreed on Tuesday that a referendum should be held on the new Constitution and the military's blueprint for restoring democracy, Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said, a move likely to delay any return to democratic rule.
"The Cabinet agrees that there should be changes to the current constitution in order to hold a public referendum," said General Prayuth.
The military government, which came to power in a coup last May, had said that a general election will take place in early 2016.
Gen Prayuth said that if a referendum is held, elections would likely be pushed back: "It will take three months to hold a referendum... it could impact the roadmap if we have a referendum."