Govt parties to file voting law changesThe government coalition is planning to submit draft amendments next week to two organic laws to reflect constitutional changes in the election system, according to Chinnaworn Boonyakiat, Democrat MP for Nakhon Si Thammarat. Mr Chinnaworn, who is also deputy chief government whip, said the bills -- one involving the election of MPs and another on political parties -- deal particularly with the reinstatement of the two-ballot system. Party leader Cholnan Srikaew said the drafts seek to change the calculation and distribution of party-list MPs and the primary voting system, but these proposed revisions are in line with the charter. As for the primary voting, he said the party's draft does not seek to scrap primary voting, which is required under the charter's Section 45. The proposed change is aimed at cutting steps involved in the candidature process and making it easier for political parties to field constituency candidates, he said.

Source: Bangkok Post December 17, 2021 04:32 UTC