Party calls for speedy constitution amendment
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The government should activate and spearhead the charter rewriting process within the corrent House session, Chart Thai Pattana Party leader Chumpol Silapa-archa said on Friday.
The government should activate and spearhead the charter rewriting process within the current House session, Chart Thai Pattana Party leader Chumpol Silapa-archa said on Friday.
“The government should take the lead in sponsoring the motion to amend the charter,” he said.
Chumpol said he disagreed with the idea of postponing the rewrite to August, as the draft amendments would take eight to 12 months to complete.
He suggested that the government nominate a respected figure to head the Constitution Drafting Assembly in order to boost confidence and credibility in the rewriting process.
He said the formation of the CDA to take charge of charter change would be the best option and acceptable to all sides.
“The charter change will not fuel political conflict if the government makes it clear that the change is not meant to help former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and individual interests,” he said.
He said his coalition party would support charter amendments related to the repealing of punishment by party dissolution, the senatorial nomination process and independent organisations.
Chart Thai Pattana adviser Somsak Prissanananthakul also called on the government to speed up the charter change, arguing that the Constitution was sponsored by the 2006 coup.
“The amendments designed to advance democracy will bring about reconciliation and unity,” he said.
