Cabinet postpones decision on charter referendum
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The Cabinet Tuesday postponed a decision whether to hold a public referendum on constitutional amendment.
It instead set up a new working group to study and determine the process of holding a referendum, as well as the laws and regulations involved, in order to find a suitable method, according to some Cabinet members participating in Tuesday’s weekly Cabinet meeting.
The new panel consists of Justice Minister Pracha Promnok, Interior Minister Charupong Ruangsuwan, Education Minister Phongthep Thepkanjana, Prime Minister’s Office Minister Varathep Ratanakorn, and Atchaporn Charuchinda, secretarygeneral of the Council of State, which is the government’s legal advisory agency.
The Nation
