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).

Participants also handed out pamphlets about the referendum and why a new constitution should be written to replace the 2017 Constitution.

Nantatchaporn Srijan, one of the participants, said that she would like people to vote in favour of a new constitution because, not only was the 2017 Constitution written by the junta, but it also took away the people’s powers, such as being able to keep independent bodies in check.

The event is part of a nationwide campaign for a vote in favour of a new constitution. For the third week in a row, campaign events took place in several provinces, while volunteers are visiting markets and setting up stalls at political parties’ election campaign events to inform people about the referendum and campaign for a vote in favour. Yesterday, park runs were organized at 4 public parks in Bangkok, as well as on campus at Kasetsart University. A group of cyclists also biked to the event at Benchasiri Park. 

Similar events also took place in Nonthaburi, Ayutthaya, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Chantaburi, and Rayong.