Deputy PM Wissanu: Local election laws to be completed by this year’s end

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Deputy PM Wissanu: Local election laws to be completed by this year’s end

 

 

BANGKOK, 10th October 2018 (NNT) - The Deputy Prime Minister in charge of legal affairs, Dr. Wissanu Krea-ngam, has confirmed that local election laws will be completed by the end of this year. 

Dr. Wissanu said on Tuesday that the six local election laws, which are under consideration by the National Legislative Assembly (NLA), should be finalized within the timeframe. 

Dr. Wissanu said three committees have been set up to carefully consider each local election law. 

He went on to say that after the entire senator selection process is completed, the names of 200 finalists will be presented to the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO). The council will then choose 50 names from the list.

 

-- nnt 2018-10-10

[RotMahKid]

Local elections are elections and are done many times in Thailand, why to make new laws about it? It's like they want to invent the wheel time after time.

[Eric Loh]

4 minutes ago, RotMahKid said:

Local elections are elections and are done many times in Thailand, why to make new laws about it? It's like they want to invent the wheel time after time.

For the same reason why the constitution was re-written to have the NCPO select all the senators. 

[chama]

On 10/10/2018 at 12:15 AM, RotMahKid said:

Local elections are elections and are done many times in Thailand, why to make new laws about it? It's like they want to invent the wheel time after time.

Because after picking the 50 from the 200 that will do just as the junta directs they need to have laws at every level that will allow for the outcome to be controlled and not challenged. These grassroots objections can really bite back!