Bangkok, March 5 -- Thailand's Election Commission (EC) on March 4 announced the results of the referendum on amending the Constitution and the list of 499 out of 500 elected members of the House of Representatives.

The referendum on amending Thailand's 2017 Constitution was held on February 8, the same day as the general election. Official results released by the EC and signed by EC Chairman Narong Klanwarin show that a majority of Thai voters (58.64%) supported the amendment of the current Constitution. Meanwhile, 30.46% voted against, 8.34% cast blank ballots, and 2.56% of the votes were invalid.

The outcome is considered an important first step toward replacing Thailand's 2017 Constitution, which was drafted under the administration...