'Most people don't fully agree with new charter drafting'
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MOST PEOPLE surveyed by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) do not agree totally with how the new constitution is being drafted, including a desire by an overwhelming majority of respondents to have an elected prime minister who is the leader of a pol
The survey was conducted under a Constitutional Drafting Committee initiative in association with the King Prajadhipok’s Institute to ensure the drafting process is in line with the wishes of the public.
About 5,800 people nationwide took part in the survey from January 5-11.
The ONS analysed and synthesised the information before forwarding its report to the CDC.
Seventy per cent of respondents want an elected PM who is the leader of a political party, 68.6 per cent say it is okay to have independent MPs and 71 per cent want both party list and constituency MPs.
The CDC has proposed having a non-elected PM during a time of crisis in the hope |doing so would prevent the country from plunging into a political turmoil it could not get out of because of political divisions.
Almost 68 per cent of respondents want women MPs to constitute at least 30 per cent of all MPs, 64.6 per cent want voters who fail to exercise their voting rights punished and 87 per cent believe people convicted of vote buying should be imprisoned.
CDC proposals that more than 90 per cent of respondents supported included a proposal to establish a justice fund to financially support people adversely affected by the justice system and a proposal to allow people to gather signatures to seek the impeachment of local politicians.
The respondents also supported a proposal to issue laws allowing local communities to manage land and natural resources.
Another 86 per cent agreed that communities have the |right to grant or cancel concessions linked to natural resources located in their communities.
Ninety per cent want lawmakers to classify offences in regards to political gatherings so people who attend peaceful protests are pardoned and those who commit criminal offences are punished.
