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1st LD: Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn signs new constitution

Xinhua, April 6, 2017 Adjust font size:

Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun signed a new constitution at a royal ceremony on Thursday.

King Rama X, who ascended the throne last December, signed in approval for the constitution of 2017 and handed it over to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha during the ceremony for the promulgation of the new charter, the country's 20th, at Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall adjacent to parliament.

Alongside senior government officials attending the royal ceremony were foreign diplomats attached to Bangkok.

Given the new charter, the country and its people are bound to proceed with national stability, unity and prosperity, according to a statement from the king. Endit