Hope for end to deadlockA special joint House-Senate meeting that was wrapped up on Wednesday gave some hope that the country's political deadlock might be solved through democratic and parliamentary means. The Democrat Party proposed a reconciliation panel to be set up under House Speaker Chuan Leekpai. Gen Prayut affirmed his decision to stay on because he said the country faced a crisis. In fact, the country may have avoided today's strife had he and the government not thwarted the charter amendment process back in September. While the government has pledged to go ahead with the charter rewrite process, it has still failed to make its stance clear on the role of the Senate in accordance with the contentious Section 272.

Source: Bangkok Post October 28, 2020 22:52 UTC