The joint committee comprising 11 members from the NLA, the CDC, and the Election Commission (EC), would convene for the first time next Tuesday. The CDC said enactment of the bill must take into consideration another organic law concerning reforms required by the new charter. This was so that it could meet the spirit of the charter to make political parties more accountable and participatory. The CDC said that the organic law might promote inequality between major and small political parties since not all of them could afford to set up branches and hold primary elections. The organic law on political parties is one of the four priority legislations necessary for organising an election expected to take place next year after years of military ruling.

Source: The Nation Bangkok July 20, 2017 09:49 UTC