Thai parliament to deliberate draft amendments to election, political party laws

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Members of Thailand’s House and the Senate are scheduled to deliberate 10 draft bills attached to the electoral and political party acts today (Thursday) and tomorrow, as a key senator has hinted that one of the draft bills, proposed by the opposition Pheu Thai party to pave way for outsiders to dominate a party, will be rejected by the Senate.

 

Senator Wanchai Sornsiri said that the Pheu Thai party’s draft, which seeks to remove Sections 28 and 29 of the Organic Act on Political Parties regarding interference in the affairs of a party by outsiders which may subject the party in question to dissolution, is premature and may lead to political conflict.

 

The opposition party earlier dismissed the notion that the party intends to pave way for exiled former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to interfere with the internal affairs of the party. It maintains, however, that Sections 28 and 29 are not fair and open to a broad interpretation that even accepting 10 million baht in donations may result in the party being dissolved, as such an act may be interpreted as the party being dominated by an outsider.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/thai-parliament-to-deliberate-draft-amendments-to-election-political-party-laws/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-02-24

 

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[NanaSomchai]

Here we go! Let's mess with the constitution yet once again to make sure we remain in office during the upcoming "elections".

[Thailand]

I expect they will be doing away with the 200 plus senators for life, would only be fair. 

[ikke1959]

get rid of all the senators.. Only what peole is elected can be senator and if the Governement steps down everyone steps down and has to be elected again

[Pique Dard]

money talks and no amendment or law  can prevent it from interfering

[hotchilli]

Tweek the rules to maintain position and power.

[RichardColeman]

What they should do with ALL politicians worldwide, is make it that they all have only two terms in office - EVER. After that you have to get a real job !