PUBLISHED: 23 Apr 2024 at 17 :52
The government has essentially agreed that a constitution change will require three referendums, which must be completed before the present government’s term expires.
Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin reported that the government approved the government-appointed election investigation panel, which included Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Phumtham Wechayachai, after the regular cabinet meeting on Tuesday.
The second referendum would ask the electorate if they thought it was necessary to create a new charter. If the bulk agreed, the subsequent referendum would inquire if Part 256 may be amended, to pave the way for the writing of the new law.
If approved, after the new mandate was written it would be put to a second referendum, asking voters to choose whether it should be adopted.
The government also agreed that the “double lot ” rule, which requires more than 50 % of eligible voters to vote in a vote and a majority of those who vote must approve the new charter, should be removed, according to Mr. Srettha.
Amending the work may be instrumental in promoting politics, he added.
Nikorn Chamnong, a member of the Charlottetthaipattana Party record, stated that the cabinet meeting was informed of the process for conducting the three elections and the costs involved.
The sub-committee, which is led by Mr. Nikorn and is gathering views on the plan to modify the entire 2017 contract under the Phumtham panel, is led by Mr. Nikorn.
He claimed that the main issue that had to be decided by the first referendum’s citizens was whether they voted in favor of the constitution’s article, with the exception of Chapters 1 and 2.
Thailand is described as a single, undivided country with a democratic government and the King as head of state in Chapter 1, while Chapter 2 specifies areas relating to royal privileges.
The Election Commission and the Permanent Secretariat of the Prime Minister’s Office would collaborate to develop realistic strategies for organizing the elections.
Mr. Nikorn predicted that the first referendum would take place at the end of July or the beginning of August, for a cost of about$ 3. 2 billion ringgit.
Additionally, he added that Mr. Phumtham believed that the double-majority law and proposed amendment to the Referendum Act may be effective.
Mr. Nikorn expressed complete confidence that the three polls and the full draft of a new contract would be finished before the government leaves business at the end of its four-year term. expression.