Parliament adopts only 1 charter change bill
The joint parliament sitting on Thursday passed only one out of 13 constitutional change bills in the first reading.
The legislation would raise the number of constituency MPs from 350 to 400 and restore the old selection formula for 100 list MPs.
The bill was proposed by Democrat Party leader Jurin Laksanavisit, who is also a deputy prime minister and the commerce minister. It received 552 votes in favour, 24 against, 130 abstentions and 27 no-votes.
Bangkok Post Reporter
