Abhisit had earlier disagreed with the new system, saying political parties were not ready for it yet. A primary voting system involves members of party branches nationwide casting their primary vote for party MP candidates, a first for the country. The political party law is one of the four organic laws essential for the next election. The National Legislative Assembly passed it last week, after the Election Commission law. This included the primary voting system.

Source: The Nation Bangkok June 24, 2017 06:00 UTC