“Noppadol” asks for another vote check, still holding off on competing for the Senate Vice President’s seat

Bangkok, "Noppadol" still holding back from running for the second vice chairman of the Senate, saying he will check the votes again. If there are few votes on July 23, he will pass, but he is ready to sit, boasting that he can drive the parliament well and efficiently. Mr. Noppadol Inna, Senator, gave an interview about the case of having his name listed as a candidate for the position of Deputy Speaker of the Senate, saying that it is up to the members to propose the name. If they propose, he is ready to work. He admitted that there have been discussions about proposing a name to compete for the position of First Deputy Speaker of the Senate, but it must be considered on the meeting day. As for who will become the President of the Senate, he does not know yet because they have not discussed it yet. When asked which groups of members support them, Mr. Noppadol said that most of them are independent groups. However, we did not specify which groups they must be, but rather general groups because I have been independent since the beginning. I would also like to see the work from the beginning and I would also like to see the Senate work in a reconciliation direction. Therefore, whoever invites me, I will mostly go to do it in order to get to know everyone. The purpose is to really get to know everyone because before we confirm and select them, we have very little time to report ourselves and have very little time to get to know everyone. Therefore, when any group invites me, I am happy to go and talk to them, which makes the Senate work smoothly. Therefore, getting to know each other like a general Thai society will make working together better. Asked whether there was a high percentage of support for the position of first vice president of the Senate from what was discussed, Mr. Noppadol said that this matter would have to be looked at again because if the majority of votes supported him, he would be happy. However, if on July 23 there were still not enough votes, he would not enter the nomination process becau se he would only get one vote for himself. The remaining 199 members would vote or not. However, if many people wanted to support him to do his duty, he would be happy with his readiness. 'Because I have been in the House of Representatives for 4 years, have been a vice-chancellor of Thammasat University, and have been in the private sector and academic sector, I should be ready and understand all sectors, so I should be able to work well here,' said Mr. Noppadol. When asked if the Senate President was a policeman or a soldier, would they be able to work together? Mr. Noppadol said that with his personality, he is someone who is easy to get along with and compromising. Therefore, no matter where the Senate President comes from, he can work together because he believes that those who come to work in the 200 senators, he believes that everyone is determined to work for the country and the people. Five years can be short, but it can be long. Therefore, he thinks that everyone has good intentions to come to wor k. He thinks that it will be a good way to work together. When asked if he had prepared the vision to be presented to the meeting, Mr. Noppadol said that for him, as a teacher and a member of the parliament, presenting the vision should not be difficult for him because he knows the problems well, such as how the parliament meeting is and what needs to be done to drive the parliament to be good and efficient. Therefore, presenting the vision should not be a problem for him. 'The vote was a secret ballot. I still think that showing a good vision and showing what we will do to benefit the country and the people in an impartial manner and be the hope of the people, I think the members will consider this point as well, no matter which professional group you come from, because everyone intends to work for the people and the country. Otherwise, they would not apply to be senators,' said Mr. Noppadol. As for the second vice president of the Senate, Mr. Boonsong Noisophon, Senator, Mr. Noppadol said that he had hea rd it that way, but had not asked him directly. As for whether there would be a female vice president of the Senate, he did not know. However, a woman would be good because he gave equality to both men and women. Therefore, he would not criticize anyone because women also have the right to perform this duty. Source: Thai News Agency