The People's Party proposes increasing the number of parliamentary meeting days to review bills from MPs and civil society, and suggests ending free meal benefits for MPs, requiring MPs to be responsible for their own meal expenses.
On 24 March 2026, reporters reported that the People's Party held its weekly MPs meeting to discuss its working approach in the House of Representatives, resulting in notable conclusions: 1. The party agrees to increase weekly parliamentary meetings from two days (Wednesday-Thursday), as previously practiced, to three days (Wednesday-Friday) at least in some weeks (e.g., two weeks per month). The party believes Wednesday should remain for law consideration as before, Thursday for debates, motions, and reports, and the added Friday should focus on laws proposed by MPs or civil society that may still be pending on the agenda. The party hopes this approach aligns with the vision of the new Speaker, Sophon Saram, who previously stated in the parliamentary session that he wants more space for considering bills proposed by MPs, not only those presented by the Cabinet.
2. The People's Party agrees with reducing unnecessary or inefficient budget parts related to the House of Representatives' operations, a long-standing demand by their MPs with some success since the Future Forward and Move Forward parties. Regarding free meal benefits currently allocated to MPs during parliamentary sessions, the party supports the proposal to abolish these benefits. If the parliament needs to provide meals to facilitate MPs' duties during sessions, MPs should bear the cost themselves (e.g., deducted from their salaries). Next, all parties should collaboratively design implementation details through the parliamentary affairs committee and the annual budget bill review process.