Narrow regulations for selecting senators will cause many complaints.

King Prajadhipok's Institute, "Parit" is concerned about the Election Commission's narrow regulations on selecting senators. It may cause a lot of complaints. Announcement of protracted results The original group of senators acted for a long time. Although there is no power to choose the Prime Minister but has the right to select independent committee members He asked for a clear time frame for knowing the results. Mr. Prit Watcharasinthu, spokesman for the Progressive Party Referring to the case of the Election Commission (EC) warning that the Progress Party inviting people to apply for Senate membership may be illegal. The overall picture must be understood as the current senatorial selection process. Questions about legitimacy Even though the new set of senators does not have the authority according to the interim regulations and has no power to choose the Prime Minister But there are many other powers. Whether it is the veto of constitutional amendments, the certification of Constitutional Court judges and persons holding positions in independent organizations 'The new set of senators was not elected by the people. But it will come from selecting among themselves. I understand that the Election Commission must work within the framework of rules like this. But what is expected is that it should be as open to the public and applicants as possible. But the regulations have narrowed it down. It turns out who wants to apply for senator. Unable to talk about his own ideas In addition to the introductory document that only has 5 lines talking about the experience. The Senate candidate will publish its own documents It cannot be published online to the public. Only those who applied for Senate were sent. It turned out that it was under the rules. There is no legitimacy in the structure. According to the sovereignty of the Election Commission, regulations are still narrower,' said a spokesman for the Progressive Party. Mr. Prit said that the more strict the rules and regulations that are issued, the more stringent they are. There is a risk that it will lead to complaints. and the selection of Senators does not have a clear time frame. Different from the election of MPs. It clearly specifies in how many days the results must be announced. Therefore, if there are many complaints and the Election Commission is unable to confirm or not ready to confirm that the selection is dishonest It will prolong the process of announcing the results of selecting Senators. As a result, the current set of senators will continue to perform their duties and will play an important role in determining the direction of democracy and the direction of Thai politics. Including amending the constitution. which is worrisome and in the political committee meeting He also asked for clarity from the Election Commission. Whether they can confirm the time frame for recruiting senators or not. Source: Thai News Agency