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Chief whip agrees to give MPs choice on charter change plan

The government whip has agreed to take into consideration a proposal by a group of senators that the government amend the constitution section-by-section instead of rewriting its entirety.

Udomdet: Piecemeal change up for debate

Chief whip Udomdet Rattanasathian yesterday said the Pheu Thai Party-led government would allow its MPs to decide on their own whether they supported the proposal.

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  • rontorre

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    Discussion 1 : 07 Dec 2012 at 08.411

    ""He said he strongly believed the government would push to pass the amendment bill by the end of the year because ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has boasted that he would return to Thailand by the year's end.""

    So where in that bill does it allow Thaksin to return? It is only a bill to change the way things are done, from the government writing a constitution to a partially elected committee. What is the big fuss about?

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