Pornpetch insists CDC to decide whether senators can nominate candidate for prime minister’s post

[snoop1130]

Pornpetch insists CDC to decide whether senators can nominate candidate for prime minister’s post

 

 

The Constitution Drafting Committee will have to decide whether senators have the right to nominate the candidate for the premiership post or not, National Legislative Assembly (NLA) president Pornpetch Wichitcholachai said on Monday.

 

He pointed out that it was the duty of the CDC to amend the draft constitution to match with the content of the attached question in the referendum which was endorsed by majority voters.

 

The attached question is whether House members and senators should jointly consider the selection of the prime minister.

 

Mr Pornpetch asked critics not to quickly jump into conclusion that the NLA wanted to distort the draft charter in a way that senators should be allowed to nominate candidate for the premiership post and to wait until the CDC has come up with its amendments to the draft.

 

He insisted that the attached question is short and clear cut – that is whether voters agree or disagree with letting House members and senators jointly consider the selection of the prime minister “which means the whole process of selection and not just casting the votes.“

 

He explained that the selection process begins with the nomination of the candidate or candidates for the prime minister’s post and the setting of qualifications and conditions of the person to be the prime minister.

 

The NLA president insisted that senators are not entitled to nominating a candidate for the premiership post at the first joint meeting of the House and Senate to choose the prime minister but they will be allowed to do so if the first attempt has failed provided that this right is clearly specified in the provisional chapter of the draft charter.

 

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/pornpetch-insists-cdc-decide-whether-senators-can-nominate-candidate-prime-ministers-post/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2016-08-22

[baboon]

So 61% of the votes cast were for a charter subject to whatever revisions the drafters and their bosses desire. And still they voted 'Yep, sonds good to me...' Madness, utter madness...

Edited August 22, 2016 by baboon

[elgordo38]

Come on Mr. Pornpetch how could you be so naive. Its a done deal. You know how the system works here. Senators will elect the prime minister. Ask Mr. P if you can take a peak at his roadmap its all there. You sound a bit gullible to me being a native Thai. You cannot fight the empire builders. 

[waldroj]

Whether or not senators will be permitted to nominate a candidate for the PM position is totally irrelevant, as the NCPO has already stacked the deck in their favour!

 

So, the CDC should just get on with their tasks of: amending the Transitory Provisions of the Constitution (to reflect the referendum result); AND, completing the first four organic laws in Section 267 for submission to the NLA.

 

On August 7, when 15.1 million (out of 50 million eligible voters) endorsed Senate involvement in selecting the "next" PM, they also guaranteed that he will be the NCPO's man.

 

If you want proof of this, after the general election, the selection of the PM will be made by:

• A House of Representatives consisting of 500 members made up of:

1. 350 selected on a constituency basis,
2. 150 selected on a party list basis.

• A Senate consisting of two hundred and fifty members made up of:

1. 50 selected by the NCPO from a list of 200 names supplied by the Election Commission.
2. 194 selected by the NCPO  from a list of 400 names supplied by a Selection Committee of Senators appointed by the NCPO.
3. 6 additional members, comprising:
   • the Permanent Secretary of the Defense;
   • the Supreme Commander in Chief;
   • the Commander in Chief of the Royal Thai Army;
   • the Commander in Chief of the Royal Thai Navy;
   • the Commander in Chief of the Royal Thai Air Force; and,
   • the Commissioner General of the Royal Thai Police.

Given this distribution of pro-NCPO politicians (especially in the Senate), and the NCPO's deliberate attack on major political parties, it is blatantly clear that the selection of the next PM is nothing but a sham.

 

As the Democrat Party's Nipit Intarasombat says, "I fear the system will weaken political parties to the point that our democracy is rocked to the core". http://www.nationmultimedia.com/politics/Political-parties-up-in-arms-over-junta-ideas-30281785.html

 

Sadly, the NCPO's manipulation of the electoral system in Thailand will ensure they continue to hold the winning hand for as long as they deem it to be necessary.

 

 

[Hawk]

"The NLA president insisted that senators are not entitled to nominating a candidate for the premiership post at the first joint meeting of the House and Senate to choose the prime minister but they will be allowed to do so if the first attempt has failed provided that this right is clearly specified in the provisional chapter of the draft charter."

 

The first attempt will be shot down by the selected senators as they have the final say anyway, and they will chose the person that the army has preselected.

 

[sjaak327]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't remember that the referendum question contained the word nomination. As best as I can remember is that they could vote on appointing one, not nominating one.

 

Moving the goalpost based upon the outcome of a referendum that was neither free nor fair. And was conducted ignoring almost all democratic principles.

[Reigntax]

Prayut appoints his cohorts to the CDC and 250 senators, the CDC interpret that the 250 unelected senators can nominate a PM. Well they know who to nominate if they want to keep their positions.

 

Is their anything in the land of smokescreens that isnt a farce.