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Charter rewrite takes centre stage again

Charter rewrite takes centre stage again

There are 7 options to discuss, so the landscape is more complicated than ever

An anti-government protester speaks to the crowds at the Democracy Monument on Nov 8. (Photo by Wichan Charoenkiatpakul)

Parliament returns on Tuesday for a two-day session and will decide the fate of seven charter amendment drafts after weeks of limbo.

Six proposals were submitted separately by the coalition government and opposition camp MPs, then debated extensively by MPs and senators in late September.

However, the vote was postponed due to a proposal by a group of senators and government MPs to form a panel to study the drafts.

The seventh draft, proposed by civil group Internet Law Reform Dialogue (iLaw) and initially supported by…

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