Thailand was also a developing democracy. After the 1991 coup, the population was so disgusted by the military's attempts to embed its rule and privileges that they rose up to throw the government out in May 1992. The resulting 1997 constitution was meant to pave the way forward by establishing checks and balances, encouraging participation, and establishing a stronger and more stable government. While free of the military, politics tended to become a competition between grasping politicians utilizing corrupt election practices, meaning that real political reform was slow. even so, Thailand seemed to be set on the path to demacratization.