Sticks with dual majority necessity
As expected, the Senate overwhelmingly voted in favor of the double majority concept being used in a referendum on the contract amendments on Tuesday.
In a ballot of 153 to 24 with 13 nays, the Senate seconded the quality of a mutual House-Senate council, which earlier stood by the double lot condition.
The House of Representatives, which insisted on forgoing the dual majority rule in favor of a single lot, received a majority of lawmakers ‘ objections.
More than 50 % of voters may take part in the election, and the majority of those who cast their ballots may endorse it, according to the majority rule.
With a solitary lot, a winning voting of any length is deemed appropriate.
Several senators claimed that a referendum may maintain a higher standard in passing or rejecting charter amendments because they are issues of regional significance.
On the other hand, the MPs cautioned against raising the bar very large, which would prevent a charter rewrite.
Even before the mutual committee was established to sort out divergent viewpoints between the two chambers, a majority of lawmakers still voted against the dual majority rule. But, the Senate had its means in the commission, which voted to up the double majority rule.
Senators expressed concern that the election might be rigged by a deliberate attempt to force voters to vote against the twin majority rule on Tuesday.
Sen. Nanthana Nathawaropas questioned whether the dual majority requirement had been supported by some social groups.
She noted that all levels of votes adhere to single-majority standards. ” Why then should a vote be any distinct”? she said.
A second majority was the political norm, according to the senator from the so-called” New Breed” group, and any amendments that would produce a double standard in democracy would not fit into the country’s rule.
Sen Pisit Apiwatthanapong, official of the commission on Senate matters and a part of the mutual House-Senate council, said the twin lot rule applies only to the company of charter amendments.
He stated that he did not believe someone may organize a campaign to deter people from participating in a referendum because it would expose them to criticism for being unfair.
When they meet to discuss the problem on Wednesday, joint council director Nikorn Chamnong said it appears that the majority of MPs may become unyielding in their help for the second majority condition.
If that is the case, 180 days will pass before the election laws is amended.
If the House continues to support its single-majority law, it will be included in the amended election law, thereby facilitating the organization of a vote.
The vote commission and the government give the election its approval, but the organizing process would take 90 to 120 days.
” We’re looking at a running program of 10 and a half weeks at least.
” The first]of three ] elections could be held in January 2026, to be followed by a motion in parliament seeking to amend Section 256 of the constitution”, he said.
In the event of a complete overhaul of the contract, Part 256 pertains to the development of a charter-drafting physique.
Mr. Nikorn was concerned that the procedure wouldn’t be finished in time for the regular congress gathering, which may hold up until the process was re-convented in early July 2026.