No problem if it's straightforward.
Thai Rath Edition
8 Aug. 2022 5:33 a.m.
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Finally, it was auspicious time. Mr. Srisuwan Chanya, secretary-general of the Association of Organizations. Protect the Thai Constitution file a complaint Election Commission and Ombudsman to petition the Constitutional Court to diagnose General Prayut Chan-o-cha, who has been in office for eight years on August 23, will be barred from holding office under the constitution or not.
At the same time, the opposition party
which has the Pheu Thai Party as the leader
Prepare to submit a complaint to the President of the National Assembly.
To propose to the Constitutional Court to decide on the same issue on August 16, while Mr. Wissanu Krea-ngam, Deputy Prime Minister
Clarified that no one said they were worried.
but not with confidence
This could be a legal issue.
Deputy Prime Minister for Legal Affairs
Said that if it is not correct because the date of inauguration as Prime Minister since 2014, so be it.
In other words, if the law is interpreted honestly.
There is no hidden intention of Srithanonchai.
Don't want to inherit power endlessly, after 8 years it still doesn't accept
If you accept everything, there will be no problem.
about this problem
There are 3 sections of the constitution, Section 158, paragraph four states that the Prime Minister will hold office.
cannot be combined for more than 8 years, regardless of whether they hold the position consecutively or not.
And there is also Section 264 expanding further that
to the Cabinet that runs the country
before the promulgation of the 2017 Constitution to be the next Cabinet
Obviously, the two constitutions, the 2014 Interim and 2017, both agree that
General Prayut
as Prime Minister in a row
From August 23, 2014 to the present, it will be 8 years on August 23, and there is still Article 170 of the constitution stating the reason why the Prime Minister's ministership ends individually.
Section 170 provides specific reasons for the termination of ministerial status, such as death, resignation, and the House of Representatives having a no-confidence resolution.
and also stated that in addition to the above events
"The Minister of the Prime Minister
shall terminate upon the expiration of the period under section 158 paragraph four as well.”
do not require any court to interpret
The general public may know that the Prime Minister is out of office.
under section 170 of the Constitution because of death, resignation, or the House of Representatives voted no-confidence
including the opinion of the Minister
of the Prime Minister ended
“At the expiration of the period under Article 158 paragraph four” there will be no problem if it is interpreted straightforwardly.
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