#constitutional-reform

#constitutional-reform

Less than four months after being elected, South Korean President Lee Jae-Myung has announced an ambitious campaign to reform the constitution in way which would allow future presidents to serve two consecutive four-year terms instead of stepping down after a single five-year stint. The initiative is at the top of the administration's 123-item policy agenda. Proponents say the reform would also synchronize presidential elections with votes for members of the National Assembly in order to encourage continuity of policies and greater responsibility while in office.

Anutin, who is leader of the conservative Bhumjaithai party and perhaps best known for championing medical cannabis legalisation, has received the backing of MPs from the main opposition party People's party to form an interim government, provided he signs an agreement laid out by its leaders. The People's party said its lawmakers would supply the votes needed for Anutin to become prime minister, as long as he agrees to dissolve parliament within four months and commits to changing Thailand's constitution, possibly through holding a referendum a step the People's party hopes will make the country's system more democratic. The People's party will not join his government.

Tanzania's incumbent president, Samia Suluhu Hassan, told supporters on Thursday that she planned to spend the next five years not only improving their health and their children's education, but also drafting a new constitution and fostering national reconciliation. Hassan said that she was guided by the so-called 4Rs reconciliation, resilience, reform, and rebuild a political strategy she adopted when she first assumed office in 2021. "Guided by the 4Rs philosophy, we will continue consultations with political stakeholders, civil society organizations, and the private sector by forming a commission to initiate reconciliation and mediation talks, and to prepare the environment for a new constitution," she told thousands gathered at the rally, which took place at the Tanganyika Packers sports ground in Tanzania's commercial capital, Dar es Salaam.