What now for the Thailand’s 20th constitution?

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What now for the Kingdom’s 20th constitution?
By Atthayuth Bootsripoom

 

BANGKOK: -- It’s fair to say that the Kingdom is still in a state of collective and prolonged shock. Seven days after hearing the news, people are still trying to come to terms with death of their beloved King Bhumibol Adulyadej. Many are asking how Thailand can face the future without its guiding light and unifying force.

 

Thai politics, too, is currently in a frozen state. The question now is whether the junta’s road map to democracy will be impacted and whether the election will go ahead as promised. 

Up until last Thursday, the clock was ticking and the country was entering the final phase of the road map. Before we heard the news that everyone was dreading, it seemed certain that a general election would take place no later than the first quarter of 2018.

 

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