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Despite the strong possibility the government may not get the minimum 24 million votes needed in a referendum to rewrite the entire constitution, it appears determined to push ahead with the planned plebiscite.

Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, who is in India for the Asean-India summit, shrugged off Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yubamrung’s reservations about putting the proposal to a referendum, saying he was entitled to express his view. And while she admitted some concern there might not be enough votes to support the charter rewrite, she maintained the referendum must proceed.

Chalerm Yubamrung (Photo by Apichart Jinakul)

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  • shame

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    Discussion 1 : 23 Dec 2012 at 10.141

    the recent call by Democrat leader Abhisit Vejjajiva for a public boycott of the referendum, claiming it was illegal to suggest such a thing.
    almost as illegal as the constitution the yellows imposed on the people that started all this mess

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