Cabinet approves draft charter change
The cabinet on Monday approved the government's draft charter amendment to Section 291 of the 2007 constitution to make way for the establishment of a 99-member constitution drafting assembly (CDA), Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said.
- Published: 13/02/2012 at 01:54 PM
- Newspaper section: breakingnews
Ms Yingluck said of the 99 CDA members 77 would be elected by the people, one in each province, and 22 academics and experts would in various fields would be chosen by the parliament.
The government would submit its charter change bill to parliament as a matter of urgency, in line with the policy statement it delivered to parliament on taking office, she said.
The government's bill would be considerered allong with other draft amendments filed by the people's sector and the Pheu Thai Party.
Ms Yingluck said the government would seek to amend only Section 291 to set up the CDA.
The CDA would decide whether and how to amend the rest of the constitution. The government would not get involved in the amendment process.
This was not intended to benefit former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, she added.
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