After the five-year term of the Senate holding power has expired, the constitution specifies that a new Senate of 200 people will be appointed to replace them, but they will have different origins. The powers and responsibilities are no different from before, except that there is no longer the power to vote for the Prime Minister. It has been a controversial issue before that the NCPO Senate set up that hand. Is it worth the budget you have to pay? The only answer is that it’s not as worthwhile as it should be. Because when appointed by someone with authority in that era, there would definitely be no freedom of action because the goal of the appointer is to carry out his duties in order to maintain power for the appointing party. Order left, turn, right, turn, it must be said accordingly, especially on the issue of having the power to vote for the Prime Minister. Even though the selection of the Prime Minister at that time did not require voting, Because there is already enough support, but in order to be sure, we have to make allowances for the shortfall first. But the clear role is to vote for the Prime Minister from the most recent election, who voted for “Seththa Thavisin” but did not vote for “Pitha Limjaroenrat” also has an “order”…so From now on, having this power is an advantage that will allow the system to work independently and according to democratic methods above all else, even though there is no power to vote for the Prime Minister. But there are still other powers that affect the Thai political system, namely the appointment of people to positions in various independent organizations. Whether it is the Constitutional Court, NACC, Election Commission, or other organizations, these various independent organizations all have roles and duties related to the entire political system. Which has a duty to punish you since the Prime Minister, Cabinet, politicians, and civil servants have spoken throughout the system. It is not surprising that politicians and political parties are interested in participating in the origins of This new set of senators Even though the acquisition is quite difficult and complicated, at first it appeared that there would be a large number of people interested in applying, but because the various criteria were quite strict, Due to the rules and qualifications that are more special than other elections, there are probably not many candidates. The election is a self-selection of 20 professional representatives who must all apply. Otherwise, you cannot vote, with the Election Commission announcing that applications will be submitted from 20-24 May 2024, and voting will be held at the district level on 9 June, at the provincial level on 18 June, and at the national level on 20 June. . Then on July 2, the names of 200 people who received votes will be announced, with 100 as reserves. The Election Commission has prepared to tighten controls to prevent voting blocking and election manipulation. In addition, the Interior Ministry has intensively tutored governors and district chiefs to prevent the same problem of opposition to regulations, especially not allowing them to campaign or advertise themselves through various channels, but the Election Commission claims that everything is being done as specified by the constitution. Let’s continue to see what the results will be. Importantly, will they be able to perform their duties according to the set goals or not? “Lightning Rod” Click to read the column. “Be bold” more
