By Thai Newsroom Reporters CHIEF OPPOSITION WHIP Pakornwut Udompipatsakul today (Dec.9) called on Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul to see to it that a public referendum on planned constitution amendment be simultaneously conducted alongside a general election speculated between the upcoming February and March. The chief opposition whip/People’s MP Pakornwut said he believed Anutin would
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‘Parliament collapses’ hashtag top X.com trend today
GOING VIRAL on social media today (Feb. 14) is People’s Party calling on Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra to dissolve the House of Representatives and hold a general election after a lack of quorum at a joint session for the second day in a row prevented deliberation of two constitution amendment bills with this being
Read moreFour reasons why Pheu Thai U-turned on charter ethics amendment: Somchai
AFTER Pheu Thai Party did a U-turn on amending ethics clauses of the constitution former election commissioner Somchai Srisutthiyakorn pointed to four reasons for abruptly backing down, Naewna newspaper said today (Sep. 25). A post at the Parliament’s website said the People’s Party had yesterday submitted a draft to amend 10 clauses of the
Read morePeople’s MPs to push for amendment to charter’s organic law on political parties
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE PEOPLE’S PARTY PLANS to put forward a motion at parliament to amend a certain organic law of the constitution on political parties to promote legal justice and preclude an arbitrary dissolution of one by court. People’s MP Parit Wacharasindhu confirmed today (Aug. 10) People’s MPs plan to solicit support
Read moreSudarat dares Pheu Thai to promise to not scrap party-list mode
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THAI SANG THAI LEADER Sudarat Keyuraphan today (June 24) dared the core coalition partner Pheu Thai to promise to the public that they will by no means push for an end to party-list mode in a future election. Sudarat was quickly responding to today’s phenomenon in which members of the
Read moreThaksin mulls over end to party-list mode to outdo Move Forward
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DE FACTO PHEU THAI boss Thaksin Shinawatra has contemplated a hush-hush move to outdo his archrivals Move Forward in the future simply by putting an end to the electoral party-list mode on which the reformist camp heavily relies, according to a partisan source. In order to win more votes in
Read moreNew constitution campaign gets over 50,000 signatures before deadline
A RUSHED campaign launched by Internet Dialogue on Law Reform (iLaw) and other activist groups to get the public to sign on paper petitioning the new government to introduce a referendum on whether a completely new constitution should be written managed to get more that 50,000 signatures before 8 p.m. deadline today (Aug. 25),
Read moreThanathorn urges public to sign petition to draft new charter
PROGRESSIVE Movement chairman Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit posted a message on X, formerly Twitter, urging the public to sign on paper that they support the writing of a new constitution after the Election Commission refused to accept an e-petition supported by 53,500 people, Matichon newspaper said today (Aug. 24). Thanathorn said human rights watchdog iLaw and
Read moreCharter’s organic law on MPs election ruled constitutional
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE AMENDED ORGANIC LAW of the current constitution pertaining to the election for MPs is by no means unconstitutional as earlier alleged, according to the Constitutional Court’s ruling delivered today (Nov.30). Seven judges of the Constitutional Court voted in support of the organic law on the election of lawmakers whilst
Read moreMPs unanimously vote for public referendum on constitution amendment
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES today (Nov.3) reached a unanimous resolution to have the authorities hold a public referendum over constitution amendment to see whether or not most people may agree to it. A total of 323 MPs on both sides of the House chamber aisle voted for the motion to have
Read morePoll finds most Gen-Zers view 2017 constitution as ‘dictatorial’
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MOST GEN-Z YOUNGSTERS regard the 2017 junta-designed constitution as being “dictatorial”, according to a recent poll. Rangsit University political scientist Thamrongsak Petlert-anand revealed today (Oct. 2) findings of the opinion poll conducted earlier this month among a total of 707 Gen-Z adolescents where 85.8% of the respondents considered the current
Read moreHouse passes public referendum motion on charter amendment but dispute looms
By Thai Newsroom Reporters AN URGENT MOTION to hold a public referendum on the amendment of the whole constitution today (Sept. 15) passed an initial approval in the House of Representatives albeit with less than half the total number of MPs. Only 215 MPs voted in support of the motion jointly proposed by Move
Read moreReset Thailand drive launched to rewrite charter, rein in senators
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MOVE FORWARD PARTY today (Sept. 8) launched Reset Thailand campaign to have the whole constitution rewritten and keep senators out of the legislative process for the picking of head of a post-election government. Move Forward top leader Pita Limjaroenrat announced at parliament today his opposition party has launched a resetthailand.org
Read moreLast-ditch bid to amend election law scuttled over lack of quorum
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE LAST-DITCH EFFORT by lawmakers to amend the constitution’s organic law on the election for MPs finally came to an end due to lack of a quorum today (August 15), thus forcing the use of the original version proposed by the government. The MPs and senators attending today’s joint House/Senate meeting
Read moreCoups, dissolutions blamed for disruption to partisan growths
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THAI POLITICAL PARTIES have never established much growth largely due to unpredictable, capricious disruptions by coups and dissolutions, commented chief opposition whip Suthin Khlangsang today (Feb.25). During today’s floor debate on the constitution’s organic law pertaining to political parties, Suthin remarked coups have been staged at the whims of the
Read moreVaried drafts of constitution’s organic law on MP election approved
By Thai Newsroom Reporters GOVERNMENT MPs, OPPOSITION MPs and senators today (Feb.24) cast overwhelming votes to approve varied drafts of an organic law of the constitution pertaining to a future election of MPs. In today’s joint House/Senate meeting, the lawmakers approved in principle the four different drafts of the organic law and set up
Read morePeople-endorsed constitution amendment bill voted down
By Thai Newsroom Reporters CONSTITUTION AMENDMENT legislation historically endorsed by the people to keep Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha from prolonging his rule beyond the next election was today (Nov. 17) overwhelmingly voted down by government MPs and senators. Following a marathon debate in a joint House of Representatives/Senate session, the amendment bill was rejected
Read moreThai-style democratic rule keeps people ruled by unelected, unaccountable elite: Pita
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MOVE FORWARD PARTY leader Pita Limjaroenrat concluded today (Nov. 16) the Thai-style democratic rule has been constantly keeping the people ruled by the unelected, unaccountable elite. During a lengthy debate at parliament on constitution amendment legislation prepared by the so-called Re-Solution Group and endorsed by over 150,000 people, the Move
Read moreLawmakers open marathon debate on people-endorsed constitution amendment bill
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A MARATHON DEBATE opened at parliament today (Nov. 16) on constitution amendment legislation historically endorsed by an estimated 150,000 people with chances for its passage being very slim. The people-endorsed constitution amendment bill was today discussed at greath lengths during a joint House of Representatives/Senate session and is being decided
Read morePM stands firm on not amending Criminal Code Section 112
PRIME MINISTER Prayut Chan-o-cha said upon his return from COP26 United Nations summit in Glasgow last evening that his government is not tabling an amendment of the lese majeste law, better known as Criminal Code Section 112, nor other amendments of the Constitution that is currently being pushed with these to be expanded and
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