First two draft bills available to public Wednesday, says CDC
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The draft bills for political parties and the Election Commission will be completed and made available for the public to study Wednesday, said Constitution Drafting Committee spokesman Udom Rathamarit Monday.
The two draft bills, the first to be finished, are among the four draft bills that will determine the new political structure and power in society. But with the drafting ongoing, politicians have voiced opposition to it.
In response to claims the new bills do not correspond with people’s political rights as guaranteed in the new charter, Udom says politicians are too obsessed with concerns about losing power and have failed to take into consideration the greater role of the public as addressed in the drafts.
Udom said political parties in the past had the critical problem of being under the influence and dominance of certain figures including some of their top executives.
