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Two top executives of Chart Thai Party Friday toned down a five-point demand, saying it was meant as the working guidelines and not a precondition to joining the coalition alliance led by the People Power Party.

Deputy leader Somsak Prissanananthakul and chief adviser Sanan Kachornprasart said Chart Thai and Puea Pandin parties put forward the five guidelines with the hope to overcome the turmoil.

"The Chart Thai is ready to join the coalition if the People Power agrees with the guidelines," Somsak said.

He said the guidelines were easy to follow. For example, the reverence for the monarchy is prescribed in every charter and every government is obliged to uphold the monarchy which is the most revered institution, he added.

He said when referring to the monarchy, the two parties did not question the royalist stand of the People Power but wanted the next government to rally behind the monarchy.

Sanan said the ball was now in the People Power's court to decide whether to invite Chart Thai and Puea Pandin to join the coalition.

The Nation