“Chusak”, Minister attached to the Prime Minister’s Office, proposed the idea of ??setting up a working group to discuss how to amend the constitution after the Senate changed its mind and overturned the MPs’ resolution before letting the leaders of all parties discuss it. He declined to answer whether it would be in time for the government’s term to end, but he personally believes it will be in time.
Mr. Chusak Sirinil, Minister attached to the Prime Minister’s Office, talked about the progress of the amendment of the constitution after the Senate voted against the MP’s resolution. He said that last night he had thought about it and thought that a working group would be set up first. The committee would consist of representatives from all political parties, including the opposition and the government, to discuss how to proceed when such an incident occurs. Once a conclusion has been reached, it will be reported to the party leader. The leaders of all political parties will be invited to discuss. As for wh
ether the Prime Minister will have to join, he personally thinks that he may assign someone to join. The host may be the chief whip because he personally understands that all parties have the intention of wanting a new constitution to be drafted. Therefore, we have to see how it will ultimately proceed. All of this may not be official, but let’s sit down and discuss and offer our opinions.
“Because I believe that no one will object to not having a new constitution. It’s just that today there are technical difficulties. Let’s try to talk about it. What conclusion can we reach? Or what path should we take? It will be easier,” said Mr. Chusak.
After the technical difficulties of the Senate, will the remaining 3 years of this government be successful? Mr. Chusak said that he personally thinks that the big problem is the referendum. The difficulty is that it must be held 3 times, which must be done by using a 2-tier majority vote all 3 times, which is not easy at all. Therefore, we must come together to think an
d solve this problem on how to do it. In the end, the House of Representatives may have to confirm, but confirming the original principle takes time. Therefore, the best thing is to come and talk until it is clear, without limiting which side it is.
When asked again whether the remaining time would be enough for the government, Mr. Chusak said that he personally thought that if we did it seriously, it would be possible. If all parties agreed to do it this way, it would be possible.
When asked if it was possible to have the House Speaker propose and then use the House resolution to discuss, Mr. Chusak said that the House Speaker must be neutral and it would not be appropriate to do this. Personally, he thought that the best thing would be for all political parties to come together and talk.
As for whether the progress of amending the constitution will be successful or not, what will be the positive or negative effects as promised in the election campaign, Mr. Chusak said that today we are following the gove
rnment’s policies, which is a good thing. But if it cannot be done, we must explain the reasons why it cannot be done. However, he personally still hopes that it can be done.
Source: Thai News Agency