Thailand's prime minister proposes constitutional drafting assembly

Thailand's Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul on Wednesday led his Bhumjaithai Party in submitting a draft constitutional amendment to parliament, becoming the first party to formally launch the process of rewriting the country's charter. [ . . . ] The proposal calls for a 100-member Constitution Drafting Assembly, composed of 77 provincial representatives, one from each province, and 23 experts and academics, with a reserve pool of 300 additional members rounding out a 400-name candidate list. In a statement, the party said members would not be chosen by direct election, in line with a constitutional court ruling. Instead, legislators from both chambers would select members from the candidate list, with allocations weighted to the Senate (200 seats) and House of Representatives (500 seats).
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