July 14, 2023. MPs for the Kao Klai Party traveled to submit a letter to Mr. Wan Muhammad Noor Matha, Speaker of the House of Representatives To submit an amendment to the Constitution, Section 272, turn off the switch. Senators choose the prime minister
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and the secretary-general of the Kao Klai Party, along with nearly 50 other MPs, joined together to submit a draft amendment to the constitution. proposed repealing section 272 that allows senators to vote for the prime minister temporarily In order to return the power to choose the prime minister to the people
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Mr. Chaitawat said that due to the meeting on July 13, 2023, it appeared that 159 senators abstained from voting, 43 absent from the meeting, many of whom clearly expressed that they did not wish to exercise their rights. Use the power to choose the prime minister, so when the senator wishes so The Progressive Party therefore proposed a solution to the senators because the senators did not wish to use this power out of embarrassment or for any other reason. I believe this is the solution that answers the question. The senate and the Thai parliamentary system so that Thai politics can move forward and have a new government as soon as
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who came to request the cancellation of Section 272 of the Constitution, as clarified by the Secretary-General of the Kao Klai Party The staff will check the accuracy of the documents. And proceed further
Source: Thai News Agency