The Move Forward Party (MFP) called on Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin to address a constitution to hold a referendum in his preliminary Cabinet meeting, as previously promised. This follows the House of Representatives rejecting MFP’s push to expedite a full structure rewrite, currently the 33rd merchandise on the House’s agenda.
Highlighting the urgency, list-MP Parit Wacharasindhu acknowledged the House’s choice and stressed the brand new government’s must prioritise a referendum of their first Cabinet session, probably on Tuesday. He underlined the referendum’s key questions: whether or not to completely rewrite the constitution and how the responsible physique ought to be chosen.
Last November, the House accredited a movement, backed by 323 opposition MPS, advocating a charter to hold a referendum but the Senate later rejected it. The proposal aimed to use a referendum to evaluate if an elected assembly ought to draft a new constitution, replacing the existing one.
The MFP resubmitted an analogous motion when the House reconvened, which was positioned 33rd on the list. Parit argued that elevating the movement on the agenda would not influence the consideration of other issues, as MPs would merely be requested to verify what several events had already backed.
In distinction, Attakorn Sirilatthayakorn, an MP from the Palang Pracharath Party, contended that different motions held equal significance and addressed pressing farmer concerns. Khrumanit Sangphum, a Pheu Thai MP, indicated the Cabinet’s forthcoming discussion in regards to the proposed referendum. Rich implied the House ought to prioritise public needs as an alternative.
The MFP’s request to expedite the constitution reform movement for deliberation was declined by 262 MPs, with 143 voting in help and one abstaining.
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