frustration among yingluck supporters is still simmering below the surface. the government is making widespread efforts to engage them in dialogue to achieve national reconciliation, but will this be enough to iron out long established and deep-rooted differences. nhk world's soichoiro tanizawa reports. >> reporter: a man shares a joke with villagers in the northeast province in thailand. but the man is not an entertainer. he's a soldier wearing civilian clothes. the soldier is part of the so-called reconciliation project promoted by the military since the coup. most people here are red shirts, supporters of the ousted prime minister thaksin shinawatra and his sister yingluck. the military asks everyone to attend. >> translator: the military had to take over the government last may to get the situation back to normal. in about the middle of 2016, you'll be able to take part in a democratic system and to vote in the election. >> reporter: the military goes to great lengths to show it is listening. the program begins with a survey of whether people support its

through it would have paved a way for a referendum and possibly end of military rule, prime minister yingluck shinawatra. a new committee will be set up to write another draft delaying elections until at least 2017. >> further away for thailand. outside parliament a few protesters wanted their voices heard. that's not allowed under the military deposit that seized power in a coup last year. inside it was something of a farewell bash. a council hand picked by the army. their last task before being disbanded was to vote for a new constitution, a way for the army to consolidate and legitimize their power. >> the people in power they want to remain in power they want to call the shots. >> but the charter was thrown out. the reform council voted comprehensively against it. meaning the process goes back to the beginning. the draft constitution was widely condemned as undemocratic. but with its rejection the military government has excuse to delay yet again and extend its power. chosen by the army and yet still rejected it provoked suspicion that the whole process was a delaying tactic. some say tha