Parit revealed that the Prachachon Party is ready to sign Pheu Thai's constitutional amendment draft if it meets three principles. Responding to issues of pressure from the Blue Party that might affect Prachachon's own draft, the party affirmed its duty to conduct oversight and hopes that when voting occurs, members will focus on the substance of the draft rather than on which side proposed it rather than the proposer.
On 13 Jun 2026 GMT+7, Mr. Parit Watcharasindhu, deputy leader of the Prachachon Party and chairman of the opposition whip, spoke about whether Prachachon MPs would join in signing Pheu Thai Party's (PT) draft again after Mr. Julapan Amornwiwat, PT leader, revealed preparations for PT’s draft, which is ready to adjust portions that some parties worry might conflict with the Constitutional Court's rulings. He said that so far, PT and Mr. Julapan have not yet coordinated to request additional signatures from Prachachon for PT’s draft. Prachachon's position is first that they are willing to sign any draft aligning with their three principles: public participation in selecting drafters, prevention of monopolization, and no increase in special powers for senators. Prachachon considers the original PT draft aligned with these principles, so they signed it. Second, when the Bhumjaithai Party (BJT) withdrew its support from PT’s draft, Prachachon found BJT’s reason unconvincing, as BJT claimed PT’s draft conflicted with the Constitutional Court's ruling. Prachachon sees no conflict because the ruling prohibits direct election of drafters, while PT’s original draft proposed partial public election followed by parliamentary selection. Moreover, BJT MPs had previously voted in favor of PT’s draft principles late last year, which contained similar content.
Mr. Parit stated that they maintain that PT’s original draft does not violate the Constitutional Court’s ruling, but they respect PT’s right to amend the content. They await PT’s coordination on whether they still want Prachachon to co-sign. If so, they will consider whether the revised content still aligns with Prachachon's three principles before deciding to sign. However, since the draft has entered the first reading stage, they want parliamentarians to endorse all drafts in principle, as all are likely just broad frameworks for moving forward with drafting a new constitution.
When asked about Prachachon’s intense scrutiny recently—targeting the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) and the Election Commission (EC), including leaked chat lines supporting the Blue Party, petitions to the parliament speaker to refer cases to the Supreme Court for independent investigation of NACC’s alleged whitewashing of former Transport Minister Sak Siam Chidchob’s stock concealment, as well as complaints to the Ombudsman to request the Administrative Court review the energy crisis loan spending and subsidies for low-income cardholders—whether this might upset BJT and senators to the point they would oppose Prachachon’s draft, Mr. Parit responded that it is Prachachon’s duty to investigate any suspected unreasonable budget use, corruption, or abuse of power. Whether it concerns NACC’s handling of the Senate vote-rigging case, the scrutiny of emergency loan decrees, or various questioned projects like the TH-AI Passport, they act straightforwardly. They expect all parliamentarians, when voting on constitutional drafts or laws, to consider the substance of the legislation rather than who proposed it.