He stressed that political reform should be given the top priority while pledging to give the Prayut Chan-o-cha government full support to achieve the task. Top of the proposals was the need for political reform. Political parties should be revamped to ensure their independence from financiers while the Election Commission should be restructured to make it work more efficiently. A total of 46 political parties and groups have met the committee which started the process on Feb 14. Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon, who chairs the government committee on national reconciliation, is expected to call a meeting this Monday to evaluate the process.

Source: Bangkok Post March 18, 2017 01:30 UTC