Election delay beyond Nov 2018 possible: CDC chair

By The Nation

 

CDC chairman Meechai Ruchuphan

 

The Constitution Drafting Commission chairman Meechai Ruchuphan on Thursday refused to rule out the possibility that election date would not be announced until after November next year, when he expects that all essential organic laws will be enacted.

 

That scenario was raised by PM General Prayut Chan-o-cha during talks with the Thai community in Washington DC, implying that the election could be expected in 2019.

 

Prayut’s newest, and third, version of an election timeline means that the election could be delayed by several months beyond the last announced deadline as calculated based on language in the new charter.

 

In a brief comment, Meechai said that the CDC is required to finish drafting new organic laws within 240 days after the charter was promulgated, or this December 1.

 

It is impossible predict the impact of other procedures that could affect implementation of the required legislation that could push the election trigger beyond next November, said the chief charter drafter.

 

The charter does not stipulate of how much time the CDC will be given to amend the bill drafts if they are returned with proposed changes from the National Legislative Assembly, he said.

 

According to the charter, the CDC would be dissolved once it has submitted the last of 10 organic law drafts to the NLA for deliberation. Thus, it is possible that any draft organic law being deliberated by the legislature could be returned for amendment to a CDC that was already defunct.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30328595

 

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Yeah yeah. Whatever.

31 minutes ago, webfact said:

Thus, it is possible that any draft organic law being deliberated by the legislature could be returned for amendment to a CDC that was already defunct.

then the way to retain power is clear

6 hours ago, webfact said:

Thus, it is possible that any draft organic law being deliberated by the legislature could be returned for amendment to a CDC that was already defunct.

The CDC was defunct the day it was formed.

Strengthening the hand of Yingluck by the day, keep it up good sirs

Wow that was unexpected They usually keep there word on when the elections are going to be held Just sit here in amazement listening to this guy say they cant have elections until organic laws are in place Very important you know these organic laws. Get back in your office mate . You will still have a job in 2020 still talking about when the elections will be held

I think the problem is that they're waiting for "organic" laws. IMHO they should seek help from Monsanto and go with GMO. Might speed up the process and we can eventually see an elected government in 10-20 years from now. Organic might take longer! lol