Wirangrong has petitioned the Administrative Court to declare the 8 February referendum null and void, alleging that the process for setting the date is unlawful, violates the constitution, and infringes on citizens' rights and freedoms.
On 21 January 2026 at 09:30, at the Administrative Court Office on Chaeng Watthana Road, Mrs. Wirangrong Thapparangsi, Chairperson of the University Network for National Reform, submitted a lawsuit against the Cabinet, the Election Commission (EC), and Parliament to the Central Administrative Court. She accused their actions in organizing the referendum scheduled for 8 February 2026 of violating citizens' rights and freedoms and being unconstitutional. She requested the court to revoke the Cabinet and EC announcements setting the referendum date as null and void.
Mrs. Wirangrong stated that with the referendum date approaching, if the unlawful announcements are allowed to proceed—starting from the proposal and voting processes that violate key procedural steps set by the Referendum Act and parliamentary regulations, and the referendum date not complying with the legal timeframe—this would cause irreparable harm to the state and severely infringe on citizens' rights and freedoms. To uphold the rule of law, protect citizens' rights, and reduce the fiscal burden on the public treasury, which would seriously harm the public interest, she therefore requested the court to issue a temporary injunction until a final judgment is made.