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are bitterly disappointed and some are saying what was the point in voting with such passion back in may for a platform of sweeping change if what they voted for is not being reflected by the choice of government in parliament? move forward can come back next week with our coalition partners and try again to get pita limjaroenrat elected but it s unlikely now that will happen and what kind of government thailand ends up with is not clear at this stage but what is clear is that a great deal of faith in thailand s democratic system has been lost and, more, that the monarchy has been central to the debate over what kind of government is formed. that has not happened in the past. so many mp5 on both sides supporting the monarchy, arguing that move forward s proposal to amend the royal defamation law that criminalises any criticism of the royal family, the law must be amended but mp5 say it must not happen so quite a dangerous moment for thailand s monarchy as well as it is sucked into the
move forward can come back next week with their coalition partners and try again to get pita limjaroenrat elected but it s unlikely now that that will happen and what kind of government thailand ends up with is not clear at this stage. what is clear is that a great deal of faith in thailand s democratic system has been lost, and more, that the monarchy has been central to the debate over what kind of government is formed that hasn t happened in the past. we heard so many mps on both sides supporting the monarchy, arguing that move forward s proposal to amend the royal defamation law, that criminalises any criticism of the royal family, that law must be amended, with mps saying, no, that cannot happen, so this is quite a dangerous moment for thailand s monarchy as well, as it s sucked into the debate about thailand s future. and we end this show with some potentially bad news for those of us with a certain kind of sweet tooth. an agency of the world health organization has classified