Tanasak meets German envoy to discuss |election system
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Foreign Minister Tanasak Patimapragorn met German Ambassador Rolf Schulze yesterday to learn about the mixed proportional election system that Thailand wants to adopt.
Schulze told the minister that Germany was ready to support political reform in Thailand and would share its knowledge on handling elections with the Election Commission (EC), an official at the ministry said.
The two also discussed economic matters and the ambassador said Germany was interested in joining infrastructure development projects in Thailand, notably railways and alternative energy. The official quoted the envoy as saying that his country saw the potential for Thailand to be a regional hub for trade and investment.
Meanwhile, EC secretary-general Puchong Nutrawong said the commission would invite Schulze to deliver a lecture today on the German system to help commissioners prepare for the next election.
The National Reform Council and the Constitution Drafting Committee are discussing election methods and considering the German proportional system.
