Joint sitting dumps charter amendment bill sponsored by civic groupsSupporters of the charter amendment bill sponsored by civic groups at the parliament on Tuesday for the first day of the joint sitting. (Photo: Chanat Katanyu)A joint sitting of parliament rejected a charter amendment bill providing for "a people's constitution" at its first reading on Wednesday. The bill received only 206 votes from MPs and senators, with 473 votes against. The bill required 362 votes from the joint chambers, including one-third of the Senate, or 83 senators, to pass the first reading. Supporters of the bill said the Senate was the product of the coup-makers' National Council for Peace and Order, since dissolved.

Source: Bangkok Post November 17, 2021 18:44 UTC