Democrat, "Spokesman Rames" reveals Democrat to candidate for party leader Show vision, 7 minutes per person, emphasizing the status of a political institution Adhere to the principle of rightness to be an example in society.
Rames Ratanachaweng, spokesman for the Democrat Party Statement on the event that the party has scheduled an extraordinary general meeting to elect a party leader and the Executive Committee of the Democrat Party on Sunday, July 9, at the Miracle Grand Hotel. The meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. due to the resignation of party leader Jurin Laksanawisit. and according to party regulations An extraordinary general meeting is scheduled to elect the party leader and the party executive committee within 60 days. There are 2 sets of committees, consisting of a set of meeting committees. with Mr. Ongart Klampaiboon as the chairman and the second set with Khunying Kalaya Sophonpanich, Dr. Samart Ratchaphonsit and herself as the Election Commission (EC) to take care of the regulations by both 2 committees had a meeting and fully prepared
Mr. Rames also said that Currently, the number of quorums has decreased slightly. In the past, there was a quorum of 19 groups, from the previously stated number of 374 people. Currently, there is a total of 367 people because some quorums are inconvenient to attend the meeting. As a result, the latest quorum was 367 people, according to the political party law. A quorum has been set to reach 250 people while the Democrat Party has prepared up to 367 people. There will be a total of 11 positions, including 41 people, and this number includes the position of the head of the Democratic Party as well.
“Our Democratic Party is a political institution. If someone says that we are deprived not allow anyone to apply or that there is a distortion of the regulations I am in charge of legal matters. I confirm that this is not possible. We are open to anyone who is a qualified party member under the Organic Act on Political Parties. and has all the qualifications according to the party's regulations, ”said Mr. Rames.
Simultaneously, details of Article 31 were given, which stated the qualifications of members to be elected to the Board of Directors must be at least 20 years of age and have been members for at least 5 consecutive years, up to election day Except for members who have the following qualifications: (1) being or used to be a party executive committee member For example, I used to be a party spokesperson, being a member of the Party Committee can apply for membership as a new Committee for the Committee. (2) Being or having been a member of a party branch, in which case you do not need to be a member for 5 years, then you can apply. (3) Be or used to be an MP in the name of a party (4) Be or used to be a minister in the name of a party (5) Be or used to be a member of the local council local executive (6) Members voted by the general meeting with no less than three-fourths of the votes of the general meeting.
Mr. Ramesh stated that According to the news that there will be members of one group requesting the right to waive the regulations. As for the weight of the vote, 70:30, to use the weight of the vote, 1 right, 1 vote equally, he, as the Election Commission of the Democratic Party, sees that when we are a party with a democratic system if specified in the regulations was able to use the right But if someone requests the right in the case of refraining from the use of one or more of the Party's regulations under Article 137, it is possible to do so. He did not speak to please any party. But speaking according to the rules of the party's regulations specified But have to see that when using Article 137 to refrain from using the 70:30 weighting of votes, the weight of MPs votes should be equal to the quorum when choosing other positions as well.
“We have criteria. whether there is competition No matter how many people are presented Everyone is subject to the law. under regulations No one has an advantage because playing tricks on the rules of the Democratic Party is unacceptable. We are a political institution. If we don't live on the principle of right to be an example in society. We cannot survive today, ”said Rames.
along with revealing that the Election Commission of Democratic Party has required candidates for the leadership of the party to express their vision within the 7-minute time frame to talk about policies that will lead all bodies of the Democratic Party to move forward in the day front In addition, Mr. Rames also showed the face of the ballot which in the part of members of the House of Representatives That is in the proportion of 70% is a blue card. The pink card will be the quorum card with the proportion of votes 30%-Thai News Agency
Source: Thai News Agency