Tomorrow's charter referendum is therefore symbolic: a direct exercise of democracy in which citizens help set the direction of the country's fundamental law. Yet a charter amendment should not be seen as an end in itself or the final outcome of a vote. What is worrying is that the charter referendum campaign has been highly politicised. The EC must do more than mail charter amendment booklets to households. Without bipartisan cooperation, charter amendment will be little more than a symbolic gesture, if not another political campaign.

Source: Bangkok Post February 06, 2026 23:53 UTC