Thailand's king has approved the dissolution of parliament, deepening political instability in the Southeast Asian nation ahead of an attempt by the U.S. to salvage a fragile ceasefire with Cambodia.

In a royal decree published Friday, King Maha Vajiralongkorn endorsed a request by Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul to dissolve parliament after his minority government failed to reach an agreement with the majority opposition People's Party on proposed constitutional changes.

Under Thai law, a general election must be held within 45 to 60 days of the decree.

The opposition had reportedly threatened to file a motion of no confidence after Anutin's government pushed to expand the powers of elected lawmakers under a planned constitution overhaul.

In a post on Facebook late Thursday ,

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