Thai Parliament Rejects Another Attempt At Democratic Reforms
- Activists seek to end junta legacy with charther overhaul
- Ruling coalition and Senate voted against the rewriting
A protester gestures at riot police during a demonstration in Bangkok on Nov. 14.
Photographer: Jack Taylor/AFP/Getty Images
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Thailand’s parliament voted yet again to reject a charter overhaul proposed by pro-democracy activists seeking to eliminate the legacy of the 2014 army coup.
This was the second time in about a year that the parliament, dominated by royalist lawmakers, pushed back against the rewriting of the military-drafted constitution that anti-government protesters have been pushing for the past 16 months to make it more democratic.