House, Senate ramp up reform bid with seven bills passed in a month

The joint sitting of MPs and senators last month passed seven out of 10 bills at the first reading to amend two organic laws to comply with constitutional changes.

Under the revised charter, voters will cast two ballots in the next polls — one for a constituency candidate and one for the party of their choice.

The number of constituency MPs also increases from 350 to 400 while the number of party-list MPs falls from 150 to 100.

Of the seven bills, four deal with the elections of MPs and each is sponsored by the cabinet, the main opposition Pheu Thai Party, the coalition government and the opposition Move Forward Party.

The three others involve parties and each is proposed by the cabinet, a group of MPs led by Palang Pracharath (PPRP) list MP Wichian Chawalit and another group of MPs headed by Anan Amnuayphol, the PPRP MP for Kamphaeng Phet.

The cabinet version on…