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Last-Ditch Bid To Amend Election Law Scuttled Over Lack Of Quorum


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By Thai Newsroom Reporters

 

THE LAST-DITCH EFFORT by lawmakers to amend the constitution’s organic law on the election for MPs finally came to an end due to lack of a quorum yesterday (August 15), thus forcing the use of the original version proposed by the government.

 

The MPs and senators attending today’s joint House/Senate meeting eventually could not make a quorum, thus forcing Parliament President Chuan Leekpai to call it a day with the draft originally proposed by the government being automatically provided for use in the next general election.

 

Only 353 MPs and senators reported themselves in the parliament chamber, obviously failing to make a quorum which under the parliamentary rules needs more than half the total of lawmakers in both the House of Representatives and Senate combined, currently accounting for 364.

 

Yesterday was the last day for the legislation which was given a 180-day time to have otherwise sailed through its third or final reading at parliament.

 

Full story: https://thainewsroom.com/2022/08/15/last-ditch-bid-to-amend-election-law-scuttled-over-lack-of-quorum/

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2 hours ago, webfact said:

Only 353 MPs and senators reported themselves in the parliament chamber, obviously failing to make a quorum which under the parliamentary rules needs more than half the total of lawmakers in both the House of Representatives and Senate combined, currently accounting for 364.

Fine, take the vote as is and sack those that could not be bothered.

 

Being able to scupper a vote by not turning up is tin pot junta ridiculous

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2 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

Fine, take the vote as is and sack those that could not be bothered.

 

Being able to scupper a vote by not turning up is tin pot junta ridiculous

Hasn't Thailand had since 2014 to present a "tin pot junta" government ?

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