The parliament collapsed non-stop. ‘Senator’ bends behind the opposition, takes leave from 95 meetings, escapes being insulted, shuts down the game, amends the constitution, cuts power to vote for the prime minister.
At 9:00 a.m. on February 8, at the parliament in a special joint parliamentary meeting with Mr. Chuan Leekpai The Speaker of the House of Representatives acts as the chairman of the meeting. The draft constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand was considered. Amendment (No..) B.E. … (Amended Section 159 requiring the Prime Minister to be an MP and repeal Section 272 to cut the power of the Senator to elect the Prime Minister) that has Chonnan Srikaew, M.D. MP for Nan and the leader of the Pheu Thai Party (Pheaw Thai) and the team are the presenters.
The reporter reported that The chairman of the meeting pressed the buzzer for members to enter the meeting room from 9:00 a.m., but after an hour and a half, it was found that only 277 members attended the meeting (from a total of 665 members), divided into 234 MPs and MPs. Wor. 43 people, the quorum of 333 people was not yet complete, so the meeting could not be opened. Because there are still 56 people missing.
However, the number of senators remained stable at more than 40 out of 250 people amid the news that Senators will not attend the meeting. so as not to open the meeting To close the opportunity for the opposition party to debate and criticize the performance and power of the senators who have the power to vote for the Prime Minister. although not elected by the people
until 10.45 a.m. while waiting for the quorum to be formed Mr. Chirayu Huangsap MPs for Bangkok, Pheu Thai Party (PFA) rose up to discuss whether Do we have a meeting scheduled to open? If so, how long should I wait? If the meeting cannot be opened, the meeting will be adjourned. Because if you wait further, it will cost the air conditioner. Traditionally, there is no set waiting time. Then you have to be patient and wait another 4 hours or not and know that some senators asked to leave the meeting.
side Mr. Nuttawut Buaprathum MPs for the list of the Kao Klai Party (Kor Kor.) said that more than half of the MPs were over, and the remaining 30 people would form a quorum. Hurry up to drink tea and coffee and enter the meeting room too. Because now the number of senators has remained silent for a long time, 43 people.
Later, at 11:00 a.m. Mr. Teeratchai Phantumas Members of the party list MPs further discussed that now there are 44 out of 250 senators attending the meeting, while 275 out of 500 MPs attending the meeting are considered more than half. The time had passed 2 hours after the scheduled meeting and today was considered cutting the power of the senators, but the senators refused to attend the meeting. Do you think today’s parliamentary session will play a quorum game? cutting the power of any party and refusing to attend the meeting, is it considered a neglect of duty or not?
Then at 11:09, Mr. Chuan, who acted as the chairman of the meeting Informed the members present in the meeting room that at present there were 342 members signing the quorum. therefore open the meeting but before entering the agenda has considered the motion of Mr. Somchai Sawangkarn Senator as secretary of the Senate Proposed since January 25, asking to vote that the special parliamentary meeting is constitutional. And the rules of the meeting or not because the senator has no knowledge in organizing the agenda of such meetings Mr. Chuan spent almost an hour waiting for the members to present themselves as a quorum, and stated that at 12:00 noon he would inform who was on leave and how many committees were meeting.
Until 12:00 noon, Mr. Chuan informed the meeting that now the committee meeting in the morning of 10 committees had suspended the meeting. And canceled the meeting to sign to present themselves as a quorum, today 15 MPs said goodbye, who did not notify, another matter, as for 95 senators, after which Mr. Chuan closed their presence.
As a result, there were 308 members who showed themselves, 333 of whom were considered incomplete quorum and asked to adjourn the meeting at 12:02 noon.
The reporter reported that The parliamentary junta has collapsed for the fifth time out of six since 2023.
However, as for the senator who left the meeting informed that he would go to the area according to the activities of KMUTT and the People’s Senate Membership Program which has many faculties but from checking through officials There is no detail on the commissioner’s schedule. or the public meeting project in any way
There is a news report that before the meeting Gen. Singsuek Singphrai The first vice-president of the Senate informed the senators to refrain from signing up for the meeting until the meeting could open. And after the chairman opened the meeting, he had to come and sign the number. Only 52 senators signed before the meeting began, and after the meeting opened until the meeting closed, 110 senators signed up for the meeting.
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