Thai coup leaders dissolve Senate

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Published 24 May 2014 03:29 PM

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Thailand‘s coup leaders have said they are dissolving the country’s Senate and will assume all lawmaking power.

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The announcement, which was read out on television, strips away the last democratic institution in the country two days after the military seized power.

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The junta suspended the constitution and dissolved the lower house of Parliament on Thursday.

It had left the Senate in place, presumably in hopes the upper house might later approve some of its measures and provide a vestige of democracy.

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The reason for the about-face was not known.

The military said it took power to prevent more turmoil in Thailand‘s protracted political deadlock, which pits supporters of the elected populist government against establishment-backed protesters who accuse the deposed government of corruption.

It is the country’s 12th coup in eight decades.

Press Association

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