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Parliament backs 2 panels for charter bill
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 11/12/2025
» Parliament on Wednesday voted to approve the proposed setting up of a 35-member constitution drafting committee (CDC) and the 35-member public participation committee, on the first day of the second reading of the charter amendment bill.
Panel wraps up review of charter bill
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 27/11/2025
» The parliamentary committee vetting the constitutional amendment bill has completed deliberations and is preparing to submit the document for the second-reading debate, at a special parliamentary session on Dec 10–11, the panel said on Wednesday.
Dissolution threat sparks backlash
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 23/11/2025
» Opposition Pheu Thai Party MP Cholnan Srikaew has accused Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul of seeking to dissolve parliament to escape a no-confidence debate, calling the move a political strategy aimed at consolidating power ahead of the next election.
PP warns Anutin against dissolution
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 22/11/2025
» The People's Party (PP) says that if Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul dissolves parliament on Dec 12 -- the day the parliamentary session opens -- in response to a no-confidence motion, it would be akin to a contractor abandoning a project to evade scrutiny.
Few hopes seen for Julapun pick
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 09/11/2025
» The Pheu Thai Party has appointed veteran Chiang Mai MP Julapun Amornvivat as its new leader, ending speculation over who would succeed Paetongtarn Shinawatra, who resigned amid the party's declining popularity.
Models for drafting bodies face scrutiny
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 30/10/2025
» Two models for the formation of a constitution drafting assembly (CDA) and two options for a constitution drafting committee (CDC) are expected to be submitted to the main parliamentary committee working to amend the 2017 charter today, with the aim of finalising the framework this week.
Pheu Thai set to elect new leader
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 27/10/2025
» The Pheu Thai Party will elect a new leader and executive committee during a special general assembly on Friday, following the resignation of Paetongtarn Shinawatra from the post, according to a source in the party.
Pheu Thai takes aim at BJT policy statement, cabinet
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 30/09/2025
» The opposition Pheu Thai Party criticised the current administration as a "transitional government" designed to help Bhumjaithai secure power on the first day of the policy statement debate on Monday.
Opposition leader presses PM on charter change during policy statement
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 29/09/2025
» During Monday’s House session to announce the new government’s policy platform, opposition leader Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut reminded Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul to begin the constitutional rewriting process before dissolving the House in four months.
Public referendum is non-negotiable
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 17/09/2025
» Any move to draft a new constitution must begin with a public referendum rather than parliamentary deliberation, in line with the Constitutional Court's ruling, according to Senator Phisit Apivatanapong.