A man hangs a banner that declares “Writing a new constitution” at Democracy Monument in Bangkok on Constitution Day on Dec 10, 2025. (Photo: Pattarapong Chatpattarasill)Civic groups from across Thailand are urging voters to support a move to write a new constitution to throw out the current edition written by coup makers. The bloc, comprising 80 non-governmental organisations, released a statement on Friday affirming their common stance in favour of voting “yes” in the charter referendum. The called on all voters to do the same when they go into the polling booths on Sunday. The charter was approved in a public referendum held in August 2016, with 61.4% in favour and 38.6% against, based on a turnout of 54.6%.

Source: Bangkok Post February 06, 2026 16:06 UTC