Parliament, July 12 - "Khamnoon" confirms "Pitha" has run for prime minister. Tomorrow, of course, even if the Constitutional Court accepts the matter from the Election Commission of Thailand, membership is still the same, I believe it will not affect the decision of the senators.
Reporters reported that The Committee (KMUTT) Extraordinary Affairs of the Senate (Senate Whip) has Mr. Pornpetch Wichitchonchai, President of the Senate. presided over the meeting and there were whips of the Senate attended the meeting in unison, including senators who expressed their stand against the Prime Minister's vote According to the resolution of the majority of the council, such as Mr. Wanchai Sornsiri and Mr. Direkrit Jenkrongtham, with an agenda to discuss the Prime Minister's vote. to the parliamentary session on July 13.
However, at the end of the meeting The whip of the Senate asked for a secret meeting. by giving civil servants Staff of the Secretariat of the Senate leave the meeting and cut off the signal of the Senate whip meeting Through online too which takes about 40 minutes to discuss
Mr. Kamnoon Sitthisamarn, Senator, as spokesman for the Senate, revealed that it was a meeting to prepare for a joint parliamentary meeting. to elect the Prime Minister tomorrow (July 13), with an agreement that there will be a debate before voting. The Senate has been allocated two hours, however, it is unclear what issues the senators will discuss. because it is not yet known how many senators will have a debate It is something Gen. Singsuk Singphrai, the first vice-president of the Senate, will consider, but it will be discussed openly at a joint parliamentary meeting. By adhering to the principle of quality in discussions as much as possible so as not to waste the time of the council which the candidate for the Prime Minister of the far-reaching party will show a vision followed by a debate by members of parliament, then the prime ministerial candidate Will clarify and answer questions, so it cannot be determined in advance which issues will be discussed. and who will discuss it?
For the case where the Election Commission of Thailand (ECT) submits a question about Mr. Pita's qualifications to the Constitutional Court Will it affect the Prime Minister's vote or not? It is just an opinion of the Election Commission that has been submitted to the Constitutional Court. The court may accept it in an administrative way today (July 12), as for whether it will be considered or not. There is no conclusion from the Constitutional Court. but no matter what Mr. Phitha's membership is still complete, so everything will proceed as usual. Which the debate would not be called a debate of no confidence before the time of the senator in any way It's just expressing opinions, beliefs, concerns as you can.
Asked if he would take the matter from the Election Commission of Thailand into consideration or not, Mr Khamnoon said he did not discuss it at the meeting today (July 12) because there was no reason to take it into consideration. but confirmed that tomorrow's events (July 13) will continue as usual Even if the Election Commission has a resolution to submit, it will not change. unless the court resolves to do so But at the moment nothing is going on as usual.
In the case of the line being dropped One senator chided, expressing frustration. Because he was offered the benefit of not voting for the prime minister, Mr. Khamnoon said that there was no discussion at the whip meeting today (July 12), and he still did not know who it was. but would not deny that it was actually dropped
When asked to mention the suspicion that the first round of the nomination of the Prime Minister candidate was not passed Mr. Khamnoon said he had doubts but did not come to any conclusions. and should not be an issue tomorrow (July 12), because the selection of the Prime Minister According to the constitution, it cannot be assumed that it will succeed or not. But when one of the results of the vote came out It is up to the Speaker of the National Assembly to decide. And if members are in doubt, it's normal to stand up and ask. But I believe it's not tomorrow's issue. If someone brought it up to ask saw that the president did not have to answer because it hasn't happened yet But everything has regulations. and the Constitution has already established
When asked about the news that there will be masses gathering in front of the parliament Will it cause the members to use it as an excuse to leave the meeting or not? Unless there is a force majeure, such as being sick or going to a foreign country. But there was no reason to think in advance whether to come or not to come. The expression of the masses is a legitimate right under the constitution. It is the duty of the Secretariat of the House of Representatives. to operate in conjunction with external agencies and facilitate members in and out
“Right now, there is no reason for members to ask for leave. Everyone has to come on duty. As for opinions or decisions, it is each person's right, ”said Mr. Khamnoon.-Thai News Agency
Source: Thai News Agency