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PP speaks out after charter reform delay
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The People's Party (PP) has accused the government of lacking sincerity over constitutional reform after the Cabinet omitted pending constitutional amendment bills from a list of legislation carried over from the previous parliament.
Key facts
- The People's Party (PP) has accused the government of lacking sincerity over constitutional reform after the Cabinet omitted pending constitutional amendment bills from a list of legislation carried over from the previous parliament.
- The opposition party warned that the move risks contradicting the outcome of February's national referendum.
- Parit Wacharasindhu, a PP party-list MP, said the government must clarify whether it still intends to proceed with drafting a new constitution after 21.6 million voters supported the idea in the Feb 8 referendum, while 11.2 million voted against.
- In a Facebook post on Friday, Mr Parit argued that allowing the existing amendment drafts to lapse without committing to a replacement bill would show the Cabinet was unwilling to honour the public mandate.
- "The referendum result clearly reflected broad social consensus that the 2017 constitution has serious structural problems and that piecemeal amendments are no longer sufficient," he said.
Summary
The opposition party warned that the move risks contradicting the outcome of February's national referendum.
Parit Wacharasindhu, a PP party-list MP, said the government must clarify whether it still intends to proceed with drafting a new constitution after 21.6 million voters supported the idea in the Feb 8 referendum, while 11.2 million voted against.