MFP gives Pheu Thai the hurry-up on charter reform

The Move Forward Party (MFP) on Monday voiced disagreement with the Pheu Thai Party’s plan to seek a fresh ruling from the Constitutional Court on charter referendum issues.

Chaitawat Tulathon, the MFP leader, said on Monday he believed the House of Representatives had full authority to proceed with amending Section 256 of the charter to pave the way for the setting up of a constitution drafting assembly.

He said the court’s ruling on charter amendments in 2021 only suggested that a referendum should be held but did not explicitly state that a referendum was required.

The MFP leader’s remarks came after Phumtham Wechayachai, who chairs the government referendum study panel, said it was considering…