“They are afraid that if an election takes place, it may lead to indefinite chaos,” he said on Thai television. “They are in agreement that we should extend the junta’s rule to govern the country.”
If the constitution had passed, it would have been put forward in a national referendum in January.
The military has absolute power in Thailand; the only remaining prominent elected official is the governor of Bangkok. Political parties are barred from politicking, and the junta last week revoked the passport of an outspoken politician.