The two other organic laws required, on the Election Commission (EC) and political parties, have already been passed. The truth is the new system will benefit all popular political parties," he said. The new election system was created to more accurately reflect the voters' voice and encourage them to focus more on individual candidates than parties. Effect on partiesMr Somchai predicted a mess as political parties race towards deadline to meet requirements imposed by the organic law on political parties. He believed a major political party is likely to choose coalition partners to rule with, not vice versa.

Source: Bangkok Post January 04, 2018 00:11 UTC