"It seems people consider the prime minister as a good leader. Prayut also reiterated that the government would follow the road map.The prime minister will hold an informal meeting of the Cabinet today to discuss the referendum result, Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam said. "The prime minister is ready to accept the vote result and he asks all the parties to accept the people's decision," the spokesman said. It was lower than the previous referendum in 2007 which was 57 per cent, party secretary-general Phumtham Wechayachai said. Charter ReferendumParinya Thewanarumitkul, a law lecturer at Thammasat University who was formerly a student leader, said the vote results seemed to show that people were weary of political upheaval seen before the military coup of 2014.

Source: The Nation Bangkok August 07, 2016 17:15 UTC