New generation of Senators announces their candidacy for the upper house

Bangkok, "Thewarit" confirms "New Generation Senators" will definitely compete for the position of Senate Chairman, requests not to disclose names yet, awaiting discussion, points out that the chairman should be an open-minded person. Mr. Thewarit Maneechai, a member of the Senate (S.W.), was interviewed about whether the new generation of Senators will propose a candidate for the position of Senate President or not. He said that the guideline is to definitely nominate someone, but it is still in the discussion process about who to nominate. There will probably be an appointment before July 23. As for whether he needs to negotiate with other groups of senators to allocate the quota for the Senate deputy speaker, Mr. Thewarit said that he did not go to talk to them, but his team went to talk to them to see what they thought. If we propose that there should be space for the minority to work, When asked what the qualifications of the Senate president should be, Mr. Thewarit said that the most important thing is to listen to opinions and give opportunities to members with diverse positions and groups to express themselves, set motions or debate without limiting or reducing their rights to the point where they cannot work. As for whether there will be negotiations for the position of the Senate committee chairman, Mr. Thewarit said that we want to set up committees that are beneficial to the people, such as the Political Development Committee, Human Rights Committee, etc., which are among the first committees we are considering. As for going to talk, it will probably be a request for space for the minority to work. Source: Thai News Agency