The new Cabinet of Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul is scheduled to deliver its policy statement to Parliament tomorrow (9 April). However, according to the policy statement published on Parliament’s website, constitutional amendment is not mentioned as a policy, but the referendum on constitutional amendment is mentioned only as a task undertaken during Anutin’s first term.

Thai voters have voted in favour of a new constitution, paving the way to replacing the junta-backed 2017 Constitution.

The progressive People’s Party has admitted that it may not win to form a government in the 2026 general elections and has vowed to serve as an opposition party. Meanwhile, unofficial results show that the conservative Bhumjaithai party surprisingly emerged as a frontrunner, leading in the number of seats.

Last Wednesday (4 February), a network of civil society organizations marched from the Democracy Monument to call for people to vote in favour of a new constitution.

Thai voters now have less than a week to go before they go to the polls to vote in a historic constitutional reform referendum which asks whether they want a new constitution. For political parties and civil society groups campaigning for a vote in favour of a new constitution, the stakes are high. If the majority does not vote in favour, there is no way of amending the Constitution. Meanwhile, conservatives are campaigning against a new constitution, and while people have the freedom to believe what they believe, many reasons cited by these groups can be considered misinformation, even verging on fearmongering and fake news.

Overseas Thais were the first group of voters to cast their votes in the 2026 general election and referendum. Some have found the process easy and trustworthy, while some haved face difficulties making their voices count.

Students and lecturers at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok organised a march today (3 February) through its campus to call for people to vote in favour of a new constitution in the upcoming referendum.

As part of a campaign calling for people to vote in favour of a new constitution in the upcoming referendum, residents and students in Chiang Mai organized a run through Chiang Mai University campus yesterday (21 January).

When Thai voters go to the polls on 8 February, they will receive three ballots: two for the general election, and one for a referendum which will ask them whether they want a new constitution. It will be a watershed moment for Thai politics: a vote in favour means opening the door to a new constitution, while a vote against would make it likely that future amendments become impossible. Here is all you need to know about the 8 February 2026 referendum.

A network of civil society groups has demanded that the Election Commission of Thailand (ECT) change its polling station layout so voting for the general election and the constitutional amendment referendum can be done at the same time, over concern that the process might be too complicated and voters could miss out on voting in the referendum.

The Election Commission of Thailand (ECT) said this morning (6 January) that 2,410,425 people have registered for advance and overseas voting in the general election. 2,279,890 registered for advance voting, while 139,535 are voting overseas.

With less than 8 hours to go before registration closes for out-of-constituency and overseas voting in the constitutional amendment referendum, iLaw calls on the Election Commission of Thailand (ECT) to extend the registration process for another 3 days.