New charter may not be democraticIn this Nov 17 photo, a group of anti-government demonstrators clashes with riot police near the parliament building as a debate on charter rewrite is under way. Yet, the charter rewrite process has faced several stumbling blocks. The escalating tension causes concerns there might be a coup to suppress the dissidents and to halt the charter rewrite process. In that case, the new charter may not be democratic and will hardly be a desirable solution to the crisis. The goal is to create a people's charter, with democratic content, and no military shadow.

Source: Bangkok Post December 09, 2020 23:12 UTC