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previously held positions in political parties. In the case people
used to be in such a position, they must have left the position for
more than 5 years from the date of application or the date of the
nomination, aiming to allow the Senate to act independently and
not affect the performance of their duties, both legislatively and
administratively. The appointment and impeachment of persons as
provided by law and others as authorized by the constitution makes
Thailand’s democratic development take a step back because the
senators should be entirely elected, resulting from promoting political
participation of the people according to democratic principles.
For the Senate according to the Constitution of the Kingdom
of Thailand B.E. 2560 [2017], it was found that the roles and duties
of the senators have both individual duties and duties that must
be used together with the House of Representatives as follows:
1) Representation of the Thai people by senators is not
subject to any kind of mandates or dominances and duties must
be performed honestly in the public interest of the nation and the
well-being of the people without conflicts of interests (Section 114).
2) The constitutional power to attend the National Assembly
requires that in a year there will be two ordinary sessions of the
National Assembly with a time limit of 120 days, but the King
may extend the time (Section 121, second paragraph). However,
the members of the House of Representatives and the senators
combined, or members of the House of Representatives, which
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