Bangkok, 6 Aug- Thai Sang Thai Party Announced a stand in support of the amendment to the Constitution, Section 272, switched off the switch of the Senate to vote for the Prime Minister return democracy to the people
Mr. Ronnakart Chinsamran Executive Director Thai Sang Thai Party announced the position of the Thai Sang Thai Party that Supporting the Draft Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand Amendment (No. …) B.E. …. proposed by Mr. Chaitawat Tulathon to abolish Article 272, which stipulates that 250 senators appointed during the NCPO government have The right to vote for the prime minister together with 500 members of the House of Representatives elected by the people. This is contrary to democratic principles that allow a group of people who are not elected to have the power to vote for the Prime Minister of the country. And lead to determining the direction of forming a government that is not in accordance with the will of the people according to the election results in which the party that receives the most votes and has the most votes must have the right to form a government As is happening now and in 2019, because the constitution requires that a person to become prime minister must receive more than half of the votes, i.e. 375 votes in the parliament consisting of the senators and the senators. Whereas in other constitutions earlier, only half of the House of Representatives was required (Or if compared to the current number of MPs, it uses only 250 votes or more.)
Therefore, in order to maintain democratic principles 250 non-elected people have power over the people of the entire country who come to vote. And in order to keep the promise made to the people during the election campaign, all 6 MPs of the Thai Sang Thai Party insisted on raising their hands to vote in favor of the draft constitutional amendment to abolish Article 272 contained in the urgent matter agenda. at a joint parliamentary meeting Although the meeting on Friday, August 4, the meeting was postponed.
The Thai Sang Thai Party foresaw that each postponement of the parliament The nation has lost more than 8 million baht in the budget, so we urge the Speaker of the National Assembly and members of the National Assembly to help each other do it for the nation. Let’s join together to complete the meeting according to the agenda. For the sake of the people who pay taxes and wait for the hope of the legislature to pass laws that affect the lives of the people.
In addition, the Thai Sang Thai Party has also submitted a draft constitutional amendment. In order to have an election, the SRC comes in to draft a new constitution, except for sections 1 and 2 in order to return power to the people. Amend the laws that keep Thailand locked up today. This is in line with many political parties that made promises to the people during the election campaign. The Thai Sang Thai Party therefore invites all parliamentarians, whether they are senators or political parties. Working together to amend Section 272 and draft a new constitution to return democracy to the people and build a sustainable foundation for the nation .-Thai News Agency
Source: Thai News Agency