Priset Pushes Sophan To Discuss Constitutional Amendment In Trilateral Meeting
A Pheu Thai MP pushed Parliament Speaker Sophan to convene a three-party meeting to discuss processing multiple constitutional amendment drafts simultaneously, including public and political party proposals, when Parliament reconvenes in Au
On July 1, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. at Parliament, Priset Wachrasindhoo, a Pheu Thai list-based MP, addressed the case of delaying consideration of the 2017 Constitution amendment to await public sector drafts. He stated this was a joint consultation with the government, where both sides agreed to see public drafts considered simultaneously with political party drafts.
The current debate concerns whether the Constitution Drafting Assembly should include public representation, and there is concern that if political party drafts are considered first, loopholes may emerge. Once public drafts gather 50,000 signatures and pass all administrative steps, review can proceed immediately when Parliament reconvenes in August.
Priset called on Parliament Speaker Sophan Saram to convene a three-party meeting to reach a joint conclusion on considering both political and public drafts together, and to discuss what agenda to address during the scheduled July 7-8 meeting.
Multiple constitutional amendment drafts are pending, which can be processed in parallel, including public drafts, Bhumjaithai Party drafts, and Pheu Thai drafts. Priset proposed using next week's scheduled meeting to review these drafts.
Priset noted that the Section 236 constitutional amendment draft submitted by Pheu Thai, which aims to prevent collusion between the government and the National Anti-Corruption Commission through the Parliament Speaker's discretion regarding decisions on petitions to remove NACC members, could be reviewed within the timeframe.
He questioned why there was unwillingness to discuss this draft, asking whether it was because they did not want it considered in Parliament, as it would limit power and reject Pheu Thai's petition regarding former Transport Minister Saksiam Chidchob. When asked if delaying the constitutional amendment would make Pheu Thai appear unwilling to see amendments pass, Priset said this was unlikely since it was an agreement among all parties.
