A general election in Thailand is to be delayed following a decision by the military government to hold a referendum on a new constitution.
The military has been in charge since a coup last year and an election was expected in the middle of 2016.
But a constitution re-drafted after the takeover is now to be put to the public.
Meanwhile, Yingluck Shinawatra, forced to step down as PM before the coup, is on trial on charges of negligence.
Thailand has seen almost a decade of divisive political conflict.
The military had ruled out a referendum, planning instead to seek opinion from a thousand selected respondents in each of Thailand's 77 provinces.
But a referendum has now been agreed. Before it can take place a committee meeting on 6 August needs to approve the draft constitution.
Once that has happened it will be at least three to six months before the referendum can take place, partly because 47 million copies of the constitution will need to be distributed to the public.
That could mean no election until the second half of 2016.
The draft constitution's contentious elements include:
Future elections being decided by a proportional representation system that leans towards smaller parties and coalition governments
An upper house comprised mostly of unelected members
Parliament being allowed to choose as prime minister someone who is not a politician or an MP
Critics say the constitution is aimed at preventing the return of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra who was ousted in 2006, after being accused of corruption. He now lives in self-imposed exile.