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	&ldquo;It is up to the NRC whether to accept the draft or not. If it rejects the draft, its term will be over. The government and the National Council for Peace and Order will follow the road map and the interim charter,&rsquo;&rsquo; he said.</div>
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Prawit brushes off political pressure against charter

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Prawit brushes off political pressure against charter

Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Prawit Wongsuwan Wednesday shrugged off rising political sentiment to vote down the charter draft, saying the matter rested with the National Reform Council (NRC).

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