Meanwhile, Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam on Thursday attempted to allay concerns about the delay in staging the general election which could be pushed back to November next year. Mr Wissanu said the time-frame could be shortened so elections could be held earlier if the CDC gives priority to drawing up only five key organic laws directly relating to the elections.
The new time frame was revealed after the CDC on Wednesday finalised the draft charter's provisional clauses, which push the poll schedule to between July and November next year. Under the new time frame , the CDC will spend eight months drawing up the charter's 10 draft organic laws