"Phumtham" insists that it is not related to the Prime Minister's concerns about the amendment of the constitution, section by section, regarding the ethics of politicians, saying that he must talk to the coalition parties first, and will make an appointment as soon as possible, indicating that if there is a disagreement, he can back out, saying that the government is moving forward to solve the economic problems, not stopping everything and doing the constitution. Mr. Phumtham Wechayachai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, talked about the case of the two coalition parties expressing their disagreement with the amendment of the constitution, section by section, regarding the ethics of politicians, that he is currently trying to schedule a meeting to discuss everything. There are both normal agendas for discussions between party leaders to find out the issues. If they agree, they should go together. If they disagree, they don't have to go. The issue of amending the constitution was not initiate d by the Pheu Thai Party, but many party leaders are uncomfortable with this issue, so we have started to discuss it, just like what the House has discussed on this issue. Therefore, we cannot conclude yet. However, if asked if it is a problem, he thinks that all party leaders agree, so they have tried to discuss which issues or when to meet. However, everyone has a lot of tasks right now, not just this one issue. Furthermore, they have already discussed it in the LINE group, trying to discuss everything. If they discuss and reach a consensus, they don't need to schedule a meeting. As for the issue of solving the people's problems rather than the issue of politicians' ethics, Mr. Phumtham said that they think the same. It is not just the ethical issue that is a problem, but there are many other issues. Some issues are already in the process of amending the constitution. It takes time for the referendum process. Right now, the referendum law is ready to act to open the door to amending the constitution. As fo r the concerns, there were discussions before joining the current cabinet. The Pheu Thai Party, as the core government, has raised this issue to complete and complete. As for the results, we have to see what all the coalition parties discuss. As for which coalition parties want to amend the constitution, Mr. Phumtham said that from what he heard, almost every party talked to him, but it was a talk. If it was to be official, it had to be in the name of a political party. As for whether he was confident that if he talked to the leaders of the coalition parties, he would be able to proceed with amending the constitution, Mr. Phumtham emphasized that he had to wait for the leaders of the coalition parties to talk first because there were still issues regarding the situation that he saw as appropriate. There were also situations that had changed. He said that there was no problem. He just had to talk clearly about how much he was involved in the situation and what the situation was like. It was something that had to be discussed. If there were different opinions, a meeting would have to be called. He tried to call a meeting as soon as possible. As for the villagers' view on why they don't rush to solve the economic problems before amending the constitution, Mr. Phumtham said that the villagers don't see it and the government is already trying to solve the economic problems. There are many issues in the administration of the country. Many things can be done without waiting. Today, every relevant party is doing its job. If we conclude that the villagers think this way or that, that's not true. The truth is that today, every party is doing their job in every aspect. For example, the economic party is looking at solving problems to stimulate the economy. The party responsible for the flooding is taking action. It's not like everything has stopped and then we have to deal with the constitution. We have to understand it clearly. Otherwise, it will make the communication more misunderstood and we will have to explain it aga in. However, if we wait for the amendment of the constitution by the Constituent Assembly, will it be more elegant than amending each section? Mr. Phumtham said that he did not think that deeply. Just look at what is necessary. If it is necessary, it must be amended. The necessity of each person is not the same. We must discuss to reach a clear conclusion. Everything that will be amended through the representatives of the people is elegant. As for whether the Prime Minister views it as an ethical issue, Mr. Phumtham confirmed that it was not the Prime Minister's view, as he had heard from various coalition parties. He was the one who coordinated and tried to perform his duty to find a conclusion. The fact that Pheu Thai Party was the one who called and said that it was pressuring coalition parties to do their own thing was not true, and we had many things to discuss. If we talked and did not agree at the beginning, we could have backed down, because this was a collaboration between coalition parties that us ed reason and logic. As for whether the amnesty will continue in this government, Mr. Phumtham said that it depends on the parliament, which is currently working on it. He also said that since the media asked whether other matters should be addressed first, they should ask about other matters first and not this matter. Source: Thai News Agency
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