CONSTITUTION
Coalition backs referendum before bill
- Published: 14 Dec 2012 at 00.00
- Newspaper section: News
Government coalition partners have backed the prime minister's stance in insisting a referendum be held before a charter amendment bill now before the House goes any further.
PM's Office Minister Varathep Rattanakorn said yesterday the coalition partners have initially agreed that a referendum is needed before the bill, now awaiting its third reading stage, should be passed into law.
He said the decision _ to be made official today _ will be forwarded to the cabinet for consideration in the next one or two weeks.
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