Pradorn affirms the government's sincere intention to amend the constitution, revealing plans to submit a new draft next Tuesday to pave the way for the Constitution Drafting Assembly. He urged the 'Orange Camp' to practice compromise and avoid being self-centered.
On 15 May 2026 at the parliament, Pradorn Prasinnanantakul, Minister attached to the Prime Minister's Office, stood to clarify before the parliamentary session, affirming the government's commitment to proceed with constitutional reform according to the will of 21.6 million referendum voters. He stated that the Bhumjaithai Party plans to propose an amendment to Section 256 to establish the Constitution Drafting Assembly (CDA), with a party meeting scheduled next Tuesday to seek approval and submit it promptly to the parliamentary speaker.
Pradorn explained the reason the government did not endorse the previous draft carried over from the last parliament is because it believed the parliament should initiate a fresh amendment process. The prior draft contained significant conflicts, especially concerning the Senate's one-third power, which caused deadlock. Allowing the new parliament members to use their legal right to endorse amendments with one-fifth support is a more suitable solution aligned with current intentions.
Meanwhile, Parit Wachirasindhu, MP from the People's Party, questioned the cabinet's sincerity and monitored how Bhumjaithai's draft would address the Senate's voting power issue. Pradorn responded that successful political work requires negotiation and compromise. When seeking cooperation, one cannot cut off others’ hands; mutual concession, discussion, and dialogue are necessary. Otherwise, insisting solely on one's own will without listening to others will lead to failure.
Pradorn cited Bhumjaithai's draft as an example: although it does not grant the Senate the one-third power they wanted, it still proposes retaining one-fifth power in the third reading as a middle ground to encourage cooperation in voting.
After the debate concluded, Sopon Sarum, the parliamentary speaker, ordered a vote, and the assembly approved consideration of 34 bills submitted by the cabinet (21 cabinet bills, 12 MP bills, and 1 public bill) under Section 147, paragraph two of the constitution, before adjourning the session later.