NLA committee calls for strong government, opposes new electoral system

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NLA committee calls for strong government, opposes new electoral system

BANGKOK, 8 June 2015 (NNT) - The political reform committee of the National Reform Council (NRC) has called for a revised constitution that empowers a strong government with an effective system of checks and balances, and has opposed the new electoral system and sections 181 and 182.

Chairman of the NRC’s political reform committee Sombat Thamrongthanyawong has insisted that the new constitution be reduced to its concise core principles, saying that any details can be introduced later in the form of organic laws. The committee believes the constitution should empower the political agencies to create a strong government, while putting in place an effective system of checks and balances. However, his committee believes the charter drafters are currently doing the opposite.

He said his committee is of the opinion that the new electoral system currently drafted will be counterproductive to effective governance and does not make for fair and transparent results. Under the new system, the country will elect House Members with a version of Germany’s mixed-member proportional system, while having an open-list ballot for the plurality vote.

However, he said his committee agrees with the charter drafter’s willingness to revise Sections 181 and 182. Under current stipulations, the sections enable the Prime Minister to call for a motion of confidence from Parliament, in order to prove his or her legitimacy and to issue executive orders over matters of national interest.


-- NNT 2015-06-08

[Praematura]

Thai people deserve so much better. It's truly sad.[emoji20]

[phoenixdoglover]

I am certainly in favor of reducing the size and complexity of the Charter. I have read most of the translated version. Major changes I would like to see:

1) A wholly elected Senate

2) PM always elected from the house

3) Eliminating the various "peoples committees"- these are toothless bodies are designed to gum up the works

4) Eliminating many of the "exceptions" in the various sections on Rights

5) Adding to the section on the Armed Forces; making clear they report to the civilian government

Ah, must be dreaming.

[lungmi]

The german electoral system is not easy to understand, specially in Thailand where applied mathematics are an alien science.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Lagu%C3%AB_method

[chainarong]

Whilst the military has a significant say in who does what in Thailand, it wouldn't matter if you introduced the magna carta, this exercise is just window dressing as the real cause of trouble in Thailand isn't the political parties, it is the military , political parties have never used the police nor the military properly within their parameters , the amount of civil disobedience that Thailand has been subjected to since 06 , both of these departments should be experts in crowd control , until the military has no say as heads of departments nor any other interference in the sovereign of the state and goes back to just being military, Thailand will always have coups,

[smutcakes]

Whilst the military has a significant say in who does what in Thailand, it wouldn't matter if you introduced the magna carta, this exercise is just window dressing as the real cause of trouble in Thailand isn't the political parties, it is the military , political parties have never used the police nor the military properly within their parameters , the amount of civil disobedience that Thailand has been subjected to since 06 , both of these departments should be experts in crowd control , until the military has no say as heads of departments nor any other interference in the sovereign of the state and goes back to just being military, Thailand will always have coups,

Good luck to any Government trying to put the military in their rightful place in society... there would be an immediate coup or other meddling to put a stop to it.

The only way it will happen is when regular Thai persons get fed up of their constant meddling, and make it known......

[brain150]

The german electoral system is not easy to understand, specially in Thailand where applied mathematics are an alien science.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Lagu%C3%AB_method

The German electoral system is against the [so called] German constitution !

... no need to worry about maths !