EC chairman supports lifting ban on political parties
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Election Commission chairman Supachai Somcharoen said on Monday he agreed with lifting the ban on political party activities as proposed by parties.
However, he said it was up to the National Council for Peace and Order to consider this, which he believed would happen soon when the Constitution Drafting Commission drafted the first four laws essential to staging elections.
He said political parties had time to prepare as the draft laws needed to be forwarded to the Constitutional Court before enactment.
He added that the Election Commission had not discussed the recruitment of the EC commissioners based on the new charter.
