A petition seeking a referendum on a new constitution continued to gain over 200,000 signatures by its deadline, more than the required number needed to present to the Election Commission.
A campaign launched by Internet Dialogue on Law Reform (iLaw) and other activist groups obtained 113,912 signatures by the deadline on Friday and 205,739 signatures by Sunday night, more than four times the required 50,000.
The campaign, “Completely write a new one, vote 100%” (with the hashtag #conforall), was launched last Tuesday after the Election Commission refused to accept the first e-petition which was backed by 53,500 people, stating they required people to sign on paper should they want a referendum.
Tables were set up for the newly launched second petition throughout various locations including the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre, Chulalongkorn University’s…
