Charter amendment bill now with House Speaker for second then final readings

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House Speaker Chuan Leekpai

 

The constitutional amendments bill, which passed its first reading in a joint sitting of Thailand’s House and Senate in late June, has been sent to House Speaker Chuan Leekpai to be added to the meeting agenda for its second and third readings.

 

Already vetted by a joint panel of 30 MPs and 15 senators, the bill, which was proposed by Democrat Party leader Jurin Laksanavisit, is the only one of 13 drafts overwhelmingly endorsed by 342 MPs and 210 senators. The other 12 drafts were automatically dropped.

 

The bill seeks to amend Sections 83 and 91 of the current charter. In essence, it seeks to increase the number of MPs from 350 to 400 and to reduce the number of party-list MPs from 150 to 100.  It also seeks to restore the two-ballot electoral system, one for constituency seats and the other for party-list seats.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/charter-amendment-bill-now-with-house-speaker-for-second-then-final-readings/

 

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[candide]

If I understand well, it will improve the position of parties which have local strongholds, at the expense of those who don't, such as the Move Forward party. Surprising? ????

Edited August 15, 2021 by candide

[mtls2005]

This party-list thing seems silly, overly complex and well, un-democratic.

 

Just go with direct representation via single election. This includes the Senate.

 

If the regime wans reforms you can be sure they are meant to perpetuate the current system, which apparently wasn't rigged well enough before.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[hotchilli]

1 hour ago, mtls2005 said:

If the regime wans reforms you can be sure they are meant to perpetuate the current system, which apparently wasn't rigged well enough before.

Increase the stronghold is the only reform they're interested in.

[Tropicalevo]

Whatever reforms they come up with, we can be sure that they already have the work-around so as to stay in power.

[Almer]

Another safety net for some, but not all.

[Srikcir]

7 hours ago, mtls2005 said:

This party-list thing seems silly, overly complex and well, un-democratic.

Seems democratic enough to work for Germany.

Finland and Spain?

[Srikcir]

Can the monarch decline the changes as he did with the draft 2016 Constitution, albeit changes deal only with monarch authority?