Lawmakers vote for court review on charter change bill
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Move likely delay constitution amendment process
published : 9 Feb 2021 at 17:47
9 A joint sitting for MPs and senators vote on Tuesday to ask the Constitutional Court s ruling on the legality of the ongoing charter amendment process. (Photo: Chanat Katanyu)
The House and Senate on Tuesday voted 366-316 to seek a Constitutional Court ruling on the legality of the ongoing charter amendment process.
The vote, during which 15 abstained, followed a four-hour debate on the motion proposed by Paiboon Nititawan, a deputy leader of the coalition-leading Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP), and senator Somchai Sawaengkarn.
The 366 yes-votes were from 230 senators and MPs from PPRP (113), Democrat (1), Palang Thongtin Thai (5), Action Coalition for Thailand (5), Rak Puen Pa (2), New Economics (1) and other small coalition parties (9).