Thai CDC confident political parties will offer opinions

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CDC confident political parties will offer opinions
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BANGKOK, Nov 14 -- The Constitution Drafting Committee (CDC) is confident that political parties will offer their opinions on the content of the new charter, CDC spokesman Gen Lertrat Ratanavanich said today.

His remarks were made after former deputy prime minister and key Pheu Thai Party member Plodprasop Suraswadi said the party would not offer its opinions to the CDC on the new Constitution.

The Pheu Thai Party formed the coalition government which was ousted in the May 22 bloodless coup.

But Gen Lertrat said he is optimistic that every political party, including Pheu Thai, would offer ideas on drafting of the new constitution because this is an important opportunity and everybody is hoping to have a democratic constitution.

Gen Lertrat said it may take time for the Pheu Thai Party to offer its ideas on the new Constitution as the party may have only just received an invitation to contribute.

On some political parties wishing the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) to ease its ban on gatherings, Gen Lertrat advised that they ask the NCPO. He believes they should receive a quick response because brainstorming on drafting the new Constitution should not pose a big problem.

Touching on a proposal to conduct a public referendum on the new charter, he said the NCPO is empowered to give the green light and if a public referendum must be undertaken, the current interim Constitution would have to be amended and the new Constitution would have to be completed before September 4 next year in order to allow the general public to study it at least 90 days its coming into effect.

Meanwhile, Pol Lt-Gen Wirote Pao-in, caretaker leader of the Pheu Thai Party, said the CDC should seek approval from NCPO asking it to lift the ban and allow political parties to meet and discuss the new constitution.

Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam's comment that party members should consult and send a representative to propose their ideas is not practical. Each party has strict regulations that ideas on any subject must be approved by all members, not just by the leader or secretary-general, Lt Gen Wirote said.

Most importantly, if the NCPO has not lifted its ban on political gatherings, a complaint may be lodged with the Election Commission to dissolve the Pheu Thai Party, he added. (MCOT online news)


-- TNA 2014-11-14

[Costas2008]

I hope they don't lift the ban on political gatherings.

I hope they dissolve the Pheu Thai Party.

Had enough of them and their arrogant and ignorant leaders.

[JOC]

I hope they don't lift the ban on political gatherings.

I hope they dissolve the Pheu Thai Party.

Had enough of them and their arrogant and ignorant leaders.

You conveniently forgot the voters!!

Oh silly me,I forgot they are not part of the new happy Thailand!!

[h90]

I hope they don't lift the ban on political gatherings.

I hope they dissolve the Pheu Thai Party.

Had enough of them and their arrogant and ignorant leaders.

If they dissolve PTP, you get the next party from the man in Dubai....The only thing that would help is to seize their assets.

[fgmr]

I seem to remember that the constitution consulting process which took place in 2007 was initially espoused as producing an exemplary constitution. It did not take long before there appeared to be holes which some stated required patching. Is the new document going to be a stitch up of the old one just repairing the tares or is there going to be some lateral thinking leading to a stable and long lived CONSTITUTION.

[fab4]

His remarks were made after former deputy prime minister and key Pheu Thai Party member Plodprasop Suraswadi said the party would not offer its opinions to the CDC on the new Constitution.

Actually he didn't say that. What he said was that the PTP wanted to consult over any response to the CDC but that that could not be done under the current restrictions imposed by the junta - quite a different thing altogether.............................................

The Pheu Thai Party yesterday advised the chairman of the Constitution Drafting Committee of its willingness to meet with the CDC and provide input on the new charter.

The CDC had requested the party's cooperation.

But Pheu Thai expressed concerns over the National Council for Peace and Order's ban on political gatherings, saying it affected the party's ability to discuss the issue.

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/776612-pheu-thai-says-its-ready-to-offer-ideas-for-new-charter/#entry8672517

[whybother]

His remarks were made after former deputy prime minister and key Pheu Thai Party member Plodprasop Suraswadi said the party would not offer its opinions to the CDC on the new Constitution.

Actually he didn't say that. What he said was that the PTP wanted to consult over any response to the CDC but that that could not be done under the current restrictions imposed by the junta - quite a different thing altogether.............................................

The Pheu Thai Party yesterday advised the chairman of the Constitution Drafting Committee of its willingness to meet with the CDC and provide input on the new charter.

The CDC had requested the party's cooperation.

But Pheu Thai expressed concerns over the National Council for Peace and Order's ban on political gatherings, saying it affected the party's ability to discuss the issue.

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/776612-pheu-thai-says-its-ready-to-offer-ideas-for-new-charter/#entry8672517

Actually, on the 13th the Plod said that they wouldn't join.

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/776291-plodprasob-says-pheu-thai-will-not-join-charter-writing-process/

The Pheu Thai party will not participate in any activities staged by the government set up by the military junta , including the drafting of a new constitution and reforming the country, said Mr Plodprasob Surasvadi, acting deputy leader of the party, today.

But you already knew that.