the meantime Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha
ticks off
his two main priorities of the next 20 months: national
reform and
reconciliation. (Photo by Thiti Wannamontha)
The focus of the 20-month period of the new
political roadmap
leading to a new government in July 2017 will be on national
reform and reconciliation, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha says.
He
said Tuesday there is no need for the government to be happy
about its extended
stay in power because "hard work lies ahead".
He stressed that he has
nothing personal to gain from the draft
charter being either rejected or
endorsed. Gen Prayut said
the government will consider the reform blueprint
submitted
by the defunct National Reform Council (NRC) and select
what can be
implemented with the assistance from the
National Reform Steering Assembly
(NRSA), which has
yet to be appointed. Section 44 of the interim charter,
which
gives him special powers, may be invoked to push
for reforms, he said.
The National Council for Peace and Order's roadmap has been
extended by 20 months as a result of the new charter drafting
process after the
NRC voted to reject the draft on Sunday.
The prime minister also defended the
spending of one billion
baht in the drafting process, insisting it was not a
waste of money.
"Without the NRC and the [Constitution Drafting
Committee],
how would we know if the people and the politicians wanted
to have reconciliation?" Gen
Prayut said. "It is not a waste
because at least we know the country still
needs reconciliation."
Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam told the abinet
meeting Tuesday that the general
election will be arranged
between March and June 2017.
The election is expected
to take place in June and a newly
elected administration will take office in
July, deputy
government spokesman Werachon
Sukondhapatipak said.
Under the new roadmap known as the "6-4-6-4"
formula, t
he government and the military regime will remain in power
for at least
20 more months from November, when a new
constitution drafting committee begins
its work.
The 6-4-6-4 comprises six months for the panel to draft a new
charter; four months to prepare a referendum; another six for
drafting organic
laws; followed by another four leading up to
the general election.
Gen Prayut also dismissed as untrue
criticism the draft charter
was rejected in part because NRC members with
military ties
voted against it.
He said there were only 30
military officers serving on the NRC
and it was impossible for them to taint
the vote. Gen Prayut said
there were "many concerns about the draft
charter" ranging from
the contentious
"undemocratic" content to a possible waste of
public funds in holding
a referendum.
On a
new draft, he pointed out that all the controversial issues
must be reviewed
and opinions will be sought from all sides
before the
fresh drafting process begins.
He dismissed as untrue news reports about three
people:
charter court judge Jaran Pukditanakul; ex-NRC member
Sombat Thamrongthanyawong;
and Law Reform
Commission of Thailand chairman Kanit na Nakorn
heading the
drafting panel.
News,Politics,Bangkok Post, 9 September 2015.
In my viewpoint,I believe that all NRC member s decided
by themselves to reject the draft chater,not that Gen
Prayut
leaded them to do.
The National Reform Steering Assembly
(NRSA), which has
yet to be appointed to draft the new charter
should study the
weak point of the reject draft charter that
was thought to be
undemocratic in detail and make
a new one that surve for
sustainable and true democracy that all Thai people wait
for.
Hope all is getting along well until we have new
constitution
new election and new government to run the country.
Sincerely Yours.
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