"Wan Nor" waits for the opinion of the Constitutional Court to accept a petition to delay the prime minister's vote. leave first or not Order of the Legislature Department prepare guidelines for treatment Regardless of the outcome of the court I believe the court hastened to consider important matters.
Mr. Wan Muhammad Noor Matha, President of the National Assembly, said after the Ombudsman passed a resolution to send the Constitutional Court to decide on the process of interpreting parliamentary rules in selecting the Prime Minister on July 19, whether it is constitutional or not. Ready to ask the Constitutional Court to order the parliament to delay the process of choosing the prime minister, saying that he was aware of the resolution, which the council assigned the legal department and the coordination department of the council to consider the approaches that the parliament should take The legal department will propose to him at 2:00 p.m. today (July 25), and then consider whether the parliamentary meeting should be postponed to elect the 3rd prime minister on July 27, or no
“The President of the National Assembly has the power to cancel or postpone the meeting. But have to wait for the parliamentary legislative department to present this afternoon first. There is still time to consider And tomorrow (July 26), I have an appointment to discuss with political parties and the Senate Extraordinary Committee (Senate Affairs Committee) to discuss to obtain complete information before further consideration, ”said the Speaker of the National Assembly.
As for the case of Mr. Charan Phakdithanakul, a former judge of the Constitutional Court states that the Constitutional Court Parliamentary regulations cannot be interpreted or examined. Because it is an internal matter of the National Assembly and the Constitutional Court does not have the authority to accept such matters for consideration, the President of the National Assembly said that the Constitutional Court's decision or order must not be waited for. because the order or decision of the Constitutional Court is binding on all organizations Currently, it is not known whether the court will accept the petition for a decision or not. If the court does not accept a decision The parliament can continue the process of electing the prime minister. or if the court accepts the petition to decide It will have to wait and see if the court will issue an order to delay the process of selecting the Prime Minister or not.
The President of the National Assembly believes that the Constitutional Court will speed up the meeting to consider the petition. Because it's important so as not to cause damage or conflicts in practice Within today should be able to assess the situation.
The Speaker of the House declined to confirm whether the July 27 parliamentary meeting would be postponed to August 3 as senators had predicted.
Source: Thai News Agency