Thai draft constitution adopted in referendum

A Thai soldier casts his ballot during a constitutional referendum vote in Bangkok, Thailand August 7, 2016.[Photo/Agencies]

BANGKOK -- Updated tallying results have shown that the majority of voters across Thailand approved a new draft constitution and an additional question in the Sunday referendum, with a turnout of over 50 percent.

According to Thailand's Election Commission, about 61 percent of voters approved the draft constitution while about 38 percent voted against it.

Nearly 58 percent of Thais agreed to give 250 senators picked by the junta, or the National Council for Peace and Order, the power to elect a prime minister along with 500 elected members of the House of Representatives while 42 percent voted against it.