“Wan Nor” is satisfied with the overall performance of the House for 1 year, saying that it is good that the House did not collapse.

Wan Nor" is satisfied with the overall performance of the parliament for 1 year, saying that the parliament has not collapsed. He is preparing to start drafting the amendment to the constitution since the beginning of the next session. However, if the government and parliament see that it is necessary and there are important matters, they can request to open an extraordinary session. Meanwhile, he is preparing to sort out the petition in the meeting of the Ethics Committee during the closing of this session. Mr. Wan Muhammad Noor Matha, President of the National Assembly and Speaker of the House of Representatives, assessed the performance of the House of Representatives during the period near the closing of the first regular session of the National Assembly from October 31, 2024, stating that today (October 28) there will be a meeting on the performance of the Office of the Secretary-General of the House of Representatives, which has been evaluated by the Parliamentary Civil Service Commission (PCC) and fou nd that the performance is considered good, but not very good or excellent, so it must continue to strive. At least it must be at a very good level because it has received higher evaluation scores. Regarding the work of the MPs over the past year, Mr. Wan Muhammad Noor stated that overall, he was satisfied with the work that was done well and beneficial to the people, especially the House of Representatives meetings that did not have any problems with the House collapsing or lacking a quorum. The quorum was present, showing the members' determination and they were able to vote smoothly and beneficial to the people. When asked if this was because there were no political games being played in the parliament, Mr Wan Muhammad Noor said that it was normal for people to have different opinions in politics, but the meeting had to work together in a way that benefited the people. Regarding the proposal of several draft amendments to the constitution, how will it proceed? Mr. Wan Muhammad Noor said that it is in ac cordance with the legal and regulatory procedures that the joint meeting of the parliament will consider. It will be considered in the next session. It has been agreed with the whips of the three parties that it will be proposed early in the next session because there are many drafts. As for the proposal to amend Section 256, Mr. Wan Muhammad Noor said that there were many proposals because there were 4 versions, but the President of the National Assembly, as the chairman of the meeting, could not say which section to amend or which version would be approved because he had to be neutral and could not express his opinion. It was up to the meeting to decide what the members would propose and consider. Therefore, it would have to wait for the meeting to consider. Section 256 had to be put to a referendum anyway because it was an amendment that affected the rights and duties of the members of the National Assembly. There might be an independent organization that would amend it, so a referendum would have to be h eld first. As for whether it is necessary to open a special session of parliament, Mr. Wan Muhammad Noor said that the opening of a special session can be determined by the government. If necessary, the government can request to open it. And if the House of Representatives considers that there are many agendas and matters, it may propose to the Prime Minister to request a royal command to open the session. As for the House of Representatives Ethics Committee meeting to consider various complaints, Mr. Wan Muhammad Noor said that we have to wait. The secretary will propose a meeting date. At present, the meeting's components are complete and there are many proposed agendas that can be considered during the recess of the session. Source: Thai News Agency