PPRP set to name chief of charter change panelDeputy Prime Minister Prawit WongsuwonThe ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) will nominate the person it deems most fit to lead the House committee tasked with studying constitutional amendments, Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon said. Gen Prawit, who is the party's chief strategist, said this in response to a question on whether former Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva would be suited to the role. Energy Minister Sontirat Sontijirawon, who is also PPRP's secretary-general, said the coalition parties will discuss the committee's chairmanship once the panel is up and running. The Democrat Party had insisted on charter changes as a precondition for joining the PPRP-led government. There will be 49 members on the panel: 18 representing the coalition government, 19 from the opposition and 12 from the cabinet.

Source: Bangkok Post November 26, 2019 20:37 UTC