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All roads lead to charter court over poll legitimacy
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 06/02/2014
» Only 45% or 19 million out of the 43 million eligible voters cast their ballots on Feb 2, a big decline compared with the 2011 poll which recorded a 75% voter turnout.
Pressure weighs on Yingluck
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 14/01/2014
» Even though caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is showing no signs of dismay in the face of the Bangkok "shutdown" campaign, her fresh attempt to engage all major players in talks to discuss the postponement of the Feb 2 general election suggests the government does not want to play the bully.
Uprising will upend 2014
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 02/01/2014
» The political struggle between the caretaker government and the so-called muan maha prachachon or the great mass uprising will continue to dominate Thai politics over the next several months of the new year.
Protests leave govt with no choice but to quit
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 14/11/2013
» The Democracy Monument is still drawing large crowds. Protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban and eight other Democrat politicians have resigned as MPs and relinquished their privileges to step up the protest.
Thaksin 'prepared to call poll'
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 04/11/2013
» Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is re-examining his options as he expects the Constitution Court to reject all controversial laws the government of his younger sister Yingluck Shinawatra has initiated.
Govt plays game of chicken with charter court
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 03/10/2013
» Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra's decision to send the draft amendment to the constitution on the make-up of the Senate to the palace for royal endorsement on Tuesday shows her confidence in her government's majority power and fearlessness in the face of a possible showdown.
Snap poll looms if bill shot down
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 30/09/2013
» The government is prepared to call an election if the Constitution Court rejects its charter change bill, sources say.
Democrats set for B2tr loan legal challenge
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 27/09/2013
» The Democrat Party will ask the Constitution Court to consider the legality of the government's 2-trillion-baht borrowing bill to fund transport development after the Senate passes it.
Charter rivals refuse to yield
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 16/09/2013
» Even though the charter amendment bill seeking to change the make-up of the Senate cleared another hurdle when it passed the second reading in the joint sitting of parliament last week, the public has not yet seen the last of the legal challenges to the bill.
Korn predicts shift in power
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 09/09/2013
» Deputy democrat party leader Korn Chatikavanij is confident that Thai politics will come full circle with a shift in power to the Democrat Party in four years.