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Cabinet mulls three referenda
Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 23/04/2024
» A first charter referendum is expected to take place in August if the cabinet acknowledges a recommendation that three referenda should be held over the course of amending the entire charter, according to Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Phumtham Wechayachai.
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No quick fix for charter rewrite
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 01/09/2023
» Move Forward and Pheu Thai, the two largest parties, may agree in principle to rewrite the constitution, but the latter is not expected to push for a quick revision that could prompt an early election.
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Pheu Thai may need a risky alliance
Oped, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 22/04/2023
» With the election approaching, Pheu Thai has experienced a setback. Despite its massive populist scheme -- a pledge of 10,000-baht digital wallets -- a number of pre-election opinion poll results show stagnating, if not declining, support for the party while its friend-turned-foe Move Forward Party is doing better by the day.
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PPRP has tough election road ahead
Oped, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 08/10/2022
» The Constitutional Court ruling that allowed Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to continue to serve the country as PM was hardly a surprise.
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Referendum bill delay a perilous game
Oped, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 27/03/2021
» As the charter amendment bill was shot down in parliament earlier this month, it is apparent that the process -- a crucial factor for national reconciliation -- will not be completed during the tenure of the Prayut Chan-o-cha government. The failure of the amendment push came as no surprise as it was the aspiration of Meechai Ruchupan, the head of the charter drafting committee, to make changes an uphill task.
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Court justifies charter ruling
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 16/03/2021
» Wednesday's third and final reading in parliament of the charter amendment bill looks to be suspended following the release of the full text of the Constitutional Court's ruling on provisions necessary for the drafting of a new charter.
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Charter change must get back on track
Oped, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 13/03/2021
» The terse and vague ruling by the Constitutional Court over the legality of the charter amendment process has given an opportunity for the Prayut Chan-o-cha government and the Senate to interpret it in a way that fits their hidden agenda, extending the process further.
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In our politics, time really can stand still
Oped, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 13/02/2021
» A number of political developments, ie the waning pro-reform movement and the major loss of the Move Forward Party in local elections, may have given the Prayut Chan-o-cha government and the Palang Pracharath Party such a false sense of confidence that they feel they can now move to delay the process of rewriting the constitution.
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New charter may not be democratic
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 10/12/2020
» Today marks Thailand's Constitution Day, arguably one of the most forgotten political dates in national history.
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Ray of charter hope for end to unrest
Oped, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 21/11/2020
» Progress in the charter rewrite process, with parliamentary endorsement of two draft bills proposed by the government and the opposition, gives a ray of hope that there could be a peaceful solution to the ongoing political conflict.
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