Parliament president Chuan Leekpai on Thursday chaired a meeting to prepare for a two-day extraordinary joint session to discuss ways to defuse the ongoing political crisis.
Speaking after the meeting, chief government whip and Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) MP Wirach Ratanasate said it is hoped the session will ease tensions and that he expects all MPs to participate in it.
The two-day meeting will be held under Section 165 of the constitution, which says the government can request a joint House-Senate sitting for a general debate without a vote to listen to their opinions on issues of…