"organic law"

THE PRIME MINISTER will seek royal endorsement for the election bill this month after the Constitutional Court ruled that none of its clauses were unconstitutional, Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam said yesterday.

THE general election planned for next February can go ahead after the Constitutional Court yesterday ruled that the organic law governing the Lower House was constitutional.

WHILE THE POTENTIAL review of the MP election bill by the Constitution Court has caused concerns of a further election delay, Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha has vowed the process will not affect the road map.

Final versions of both of the last two organic bills – on the Senate selection and the election of MPs – have been completed and are ready to be presented to the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) next Thursday.

THE last organic law – the Senate selection bill – has been passed by the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) after almost 12 hours of debate.

WILL THE “miracle of law” once again help the ruling regime delay the election? The Nation’s political desk offers answers to some of the most crucial questions after the junta-appointed legislature decided to postpone the enforcement of the MPs election law, which is essential for the poll, for another 90 days.

CONSTITUTIONALITY OF ANTI-GRAFT MEMBERS REMAINING IN OFFICE WIDELY QUESTIONED

THE LAW DRAFTERS will leave it to the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) to decide whether or not to take the issue of the issue of the graft-buster bill to the Constitutional Court.

THE NATIONAL Legislative Assembly (NLA) has expressed satisfaction with its overall work in the past year, during which it passed 271 laws, including organic bills. It is also expecting to see many more new laws passed in 2018 in relation to political reforms and the national strategy.

The National Legislative Assembly (NLA) on Thursday passed first reading of the organic bill regulating the Senate.

Constitution Drafting Commission (CDC) member Pattara Khumphitak slammed in his Facebook post the passage of the new Constitutional Court organic bill on Thursday, raising questions on how it could protect the rights and freedom of people.