News Forum - “People’s Constitution” to take down “Prayut regime” rejected by parliament

[Thaiger]

Parliament rejected a draft of the so-called “People’s Constitution,” a proposed legislation to take down what Thais call the “Prayut regime” and scrap the 20 year national strategy. A former Democrat candidate told Thai PBS World that “Prayut regime” essentially allows the prime minister to control the Senate and other organisations mandated under the charter. The “People’s Constitution” draft was rejected by parliament yesterday, with 249 MPs and 224 senators voting against it, while 203 MPs and 3 senators voted in favour. But the secretary general of the Progressive Movement and a non-party reincarnation of the now-defunct Future Forward party, […]

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[Griff1315]

No surprise there...

[ThaiEyes]

All I can say is that if the Thai people want change, they have to keep at it. Good on them for persistence. 

[Stonker]

54 minutes ago, Griff1315 said:

No surprise there...

Agreed - how could it be anything else unless they wanted to be out of office?

[Jason]

I'm sure that inevitably, a revolution will occur. It will seem to happen quickly, but in reality it will be the culmination of small steps. This is yet another of them.....

[Prosaap]

I like to see a list of the 10 most corrupt countrys in the world i think thailand will not be last 

[Graham]

The people's hope went straight down the toilet and into the ocean as soon as the junta took over, let's face it, nothing, and I mean nothing has improved for the real Thai people, only the Hi-So get the benefits.