Coalition eyes charter change talks

House urged to speed update

Democracy Monument is seen on Ratchadamnoen Avenue. The ruling Pheu Thai Party plans to hold talks with its coalition partners next week to discuss how to proceed with charter amendments. (Photo: Pattarapong Chatpattarasill)
On Ratchadamnoen Avenue, you can see the Republic Monument. Next week, the ruling Pheu Thai Party will explain how to proceed with the modifications to the contract. ( Photo: Pattarapong Chatpattarasill )

According to Chousak Sirinil, Prime Minister’s Office Minister, the judgement Pheu Thai Party plans to explore how to proceed with contract amendments with its coalition partners next year.

He stated that the discussion may cover all issues relating to law amendments in light of the Senate’s decision to maintain the current twice majority requirement for passing a charter amendments referendum.

When asked if specific subjects had been brought up, Mr. Sirinil said he would outline the issues that the law amendment process is facing and offer potential solutions to the coalition partners for consideration.

A joint commission is likely to be formed to come to an agreement on the size of the bulk needed to pass a vote on the 2017 law, which is anticipated to postpone the outcome of the Senate’s choice to keep the dual bulk rule.

The first round of public polls are scheduled for February 2 of next year, when municipal administrative organizations will be held across the country, to ask voters if they would like to see a contract rewritten.

Bhumjaithai chief Anutin Charnvirakul, who stated on Thursday that there were more pressing issues than rejigging the contract, responded politely with Pheu Thai’s program.

According to Mr. Anutin, who is the internal secretary, coordinated efforts must be made to ease the suffering of the subjects, which has greatly affected some northern regions.

In a associated growth, a system of political organizations wrote to House Speaker Wan Muhamad Noor Matha asking him to speed up the process for the contract update.

The plea was received by Muk Sulaiman, Mr Wan Noor’s minister, general government punch Wisuth Chainarun and People’s Party list-MP Parit Wacharasindhu.

The community members expressed concern that the Senate’s decision regarding the referendum rule may result in the passage of a new charter before the House’s term was over.

Without first obtaining people assent, they suggested that a bill to amend Section 256 be put on the House’s agenda that would permit the development of a contract drafting assembly.

They claimed that this was the only way to ensure that the new mandate would get completed in less than three times. There are two years and eight months until the House’s name expires.