Writing of organic laws to be expedited to make election possible in July 2017
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THE CONSTITUTION drafters will expedite their work of writing organic laws for the new charter in order to ensure that the next general election can be held in July next year as earlier promised by the Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.
Constitution Drafting Commission (CDC) chairman Meechai Ruchupan said Thursday that the drafters would rework the plan for writing organic laws.
The CDC is seeking to readjust the time span for writing the organic laws from eight months to five to six months instead.
Meechai had said earlier that because as many as 10 organic laws had to be written, it was likely the next election would be held late next year. However, Prayut on Tuesday stuck to his July 2017 schedule, repeating his earlier promise.
Initially, the transitory provisional clauses stipulated that 10 organic laws be written and completed within eight months after the constitution is promulgated. But that would delay the road map proposed by the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) by a couple of months.
