If there is a low turnout in the referendum on the draft charter, its chances of being passed will get a massive boost, an Election Commission (EC) member and political analysts say.
EC member Somchai Srisutthiyakorn said Thursday that a lack of the minimum voter threshold will also prevent the 3-billion-baht budget set aside to organise the referendum going to waste.
The cabinet and the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) have approved seven amendments to the 2014 interim charter.