Tough rules proposed to address lack of quorum problem in Thai parliament

[snoop1130]

 

Senator Kamnoon Sidhisamarn has voiced full support for a recommendation, from his colleague Somchai Sawaengkarn, to deal with MPs refusing to declare their presence in parliament, causing two House meetings last week to collapse due to the lack of a quorum.

 

In his Facebook post on Sunday, Senator Somchai said that a similar problem occurred in National Legislative Assembly in 2014, which was solved by specifying, in the Constitution, that any MP who refuses to declare his or her presence officially on more than one-third of the occasions of his or her actual presence within 90 days will be stripped of parliamentary membership.

 

Additionally, any MP who does not attend half of the meetings in each month will be deprived of the right to receive extra pay for that month.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/tough-rules-proposed-to-address-lack-of-quorum-problem-in-thai-parliament/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-02-07

 

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[Mavideol]

just dissolve it for God's sake, it's useless. Schedule proper democratic elections to select a new PM and move on

[Classic Ray]

Shocking! The puppets refusing to attend the theatre!

[hotchilli]

14 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Senator Kamnoon Sidhisamarn has voiced full support for a recommendation, from his colleague Somchai Sawaengkarn, to deal with MPs refusing to declare their presence in parliament, causing two House meetings last week to collapse due to the lack of a quorum

Or simply remove the PM so that the MP's feel more inclined to show up?

[klauskunkel]

15 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

will be deprived of the right to receive extra pay for that month

Extra pay? To sleep?

 

 

[law ling]

Interesting ... it looks like the PM is between a rock and a hard place - frustrated by the quorum rules, but without any rules to compel attendence.

 

The PM must really need to get his two "organic laws" through, but can't ... wow, could it be that the end for him is near? 

[thaibook]

Why bother with a quorum.  If people do not attend they do not vote.

 

A quorum is another device, cherished by socialist Thailand, to ensure some can extract additional benefits.