NLA will pass organic laws in time for November 2018 election, spokesman insists

NLA will pass organic laws in time for November 2018 election, spokesman insists

By The Nation

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Following Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha’s announcement on Tuesday that the national election will take place in November next year, National Legislative Assembly (NLA) spokesman Jate Siratharanon echoed the same time frame.

Jate insisted there should not be any attempt to reject the organic bills required under the Constitution in order to drag out the process.

The election can take place 150 days after all four organic laws necessary for an election to take place are promulgated. 

The last two bills of these laws will be submitted to the NLA late next month, he said, adding that the assembly would then have 60 days to consider each of them.

The other two laws have already been passed.

Although he was not sure whether the NLA would accept the original drafts or they would have to go through extra processes, such as deliberation by a joint committee or the Constitutional Court, the spokesman insisted that the election should not come later than November next year, as promised by Prayut.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/politics/30328991

 

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