Bhumjaithai president claims that the double-majority election law and other issues need to be thoroughly examined.
PUBLISHED: 10 Oct 2024 at 20: 11
The Bhumjaithai Party did not join a House vote to accept the Senate’s determination to keep the double-majority section in the constitutional election costs for the sake of being complete, said party leader, Anutin Charnvirakul.
On Wednesday, the House of Representatives voted 348 to zero to accept the Senate’s adjustments to the election expenses, with 65 nays.
A change was included in the bill’s previous amendments that would generate passage of polls simpler. A consequence would be appropriate if at least 50 % of those casting seats were in favor, it was stated.
But, when the bill reached the Senate, the Upper House decided to restore the original double-majority condition. At least half of the electorate had cast ballots for a vote outcome to be true, and at least half of the voter turnout may support the outcome.
Some believed Bhumjaithai was abstentioning a federal discussion to repeal the double-majority condition when the act was returned to the House and the second-largest coalition partner abstained.
Due to Wednesday’s voting, the ruling Pheu Thai Party and the major opposition Women’s Party affirmed the Lower House’s decision to move to the basic majority rule. If the double-majority rule did n’t get amended, they raised the possibility of a constitutional rewrite being delayed.
Mr Anutin, even deputy prime minister and inside minister, insisted Bhumjaithai voted to withdraw to let the costs to be carefully considered.
He said,” It all has to do with ensuring that elections are credible and deserving of voters ‘ trust.”
He claimed that Bhumjaithai was open to hearing the Senate’s and related parties ‘ views, but that improvement of the election process must be done properly.  ,
” A vote is a crucial issue, and it is important for setting the government’s way. It should n’t be rushed”, Mr Anutin said.
In the midst of Wednesday’s House vote, a combined MP-Senator commission is being formed to overcome differences in the act.
The Senate is scheduled to brand its council members on October 15th, and the 28 chairs on the screen will be evenly split between the two Homes.
During Wednesday’s argument before the vote, People’s Party MP Parit Wacharasindhu said he feared the double-majority law would motivate people in the wrong way.
He explained that those who wanted to sabotage a vote would just continue to live, which would leave the double-majority rule in place.
” This is not about increasing the ease of passing a vote. However, the rules does not prevent one part from gaining an unfair advantage by calling for a no-show for a referendum, according to Mr. Parit.
But Mallika Jirapan, a Bhumjaithai MP from Lop Buri, said the double-majority law approved by the Senate was equivalent to that proposed in Bhumjaithai’s version of the bill.
Lawmakers rumored to have connections to Bhumjaithai are a cinch in the fresh Senate. The only party led by Mr. Anutin was the one that properly abused the Election Commission’s Byzantine election system.
In consequence, a record number of senators are from the group’s stronghold of Buri Ram, and lots more are from regions where it is properly represented in the Lower House.
The “blue” union, a guide to Bhumjaithai, is said to contain at least 150 of the 200 lawmakers.