Govt bows to charter callsPrime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha's U-turn on constitutional amendment, revealing that the government has prepared its own version of a charter rewrite, is a crucial development for Thai politics, which has seen growing pressure for changes to the military-sponsored supreme law. It has been unanimously agreed that a charter rewrite is unavoidable given the looming political crisis. There are reports that it will propose an amendment to Section 256 and so pave the way for the formation of a charter rewrite committee. If Gen Prayut is serious about charter amendment, he could kickstart the process immediately after the Pirapan panel submits its recommendations. The latter condition is seen as a major hurdle to fixing the charter, given the unfavourable stance of some key senators.

Source: Bangkok Post August 05, 2020 23:26 UTC