PUBLISHED: 11 Dec 2024 at 04: 35
According to lawful experts, the focus should be on creating an assembly to redraft the law, so that there is no need to hold a referendum on the mandate. Section by section should also be amended.
Former deputy prime minister and well-known legal analyst Wissanu Krea-ngam said the referendum presented what appear to be insurmountable constitutional and technical challenges for the passage of a complete constitutional amendment within the House of Representatives ‘ present name.
He criticized the bill’s attempt to lay the groundwork for a vote as being more troublesome than it should.
Before significant changes can be made to the contract, at least three elections, as mandated by the Constitutional Court, may be conducted with an endorsement vote.
Problem is growing that the process of organizing the polls that require extensive contract amendments and constitutional revisions may be completed in time with the House’s phrase set to expire in less than three years.
According to Mr. Wissanu, the best course of action would be to update the mandate section by section, which is not subject to a vote. But, it specifies which areas or chapters of the contract require a vote if they were to be modified.
” If we go down the path of a vote, we are bound to run into a conversation about how many had conducted.
Be certain, rewrite the areas that are essential or required, and stay clear of the sections that require a referendum. If this is done, the mandate article may be finished in time, “he said.
The time is running out to organize two referendums and change the contract during the recent House, according to Nikorn Chamnong, a listing member of the Chartthaipattana Party and chair of the House-Senate referendum committee.
He believed that some lawmakers would support the Constitutional Court decision because two referendums would violate it.
He said a practical alternative was for a bill to be tabled to amend Section 256, paving the way for a constitution-rewriting council to be set up to accommodate section-by-section adjustments. He claimed the costs may be introduced by January and taking effect by March 2027.