Designing campaign policies of political parties under the supervision of the Election Commission: Organic Act on Political Parties B.E. 2018

Abstract

This article Aiming to explain the design of campaign policies of political parties according to the Organic Act on Political Parties, B.E. 2018, it was found that before the 1997 Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand was promulgated, political parties were able to design election campaign policies effectively. be independent There are no regulations to enforce or define the policy boundaries of political parties. Until the emergence of an independent constitutional organization called the “Election Commission” which is a central organization that organizes the election process to ensure honesty and accuracy and has a role in determining various measures for Political parties must strictly comply with this. Later, after the promulgation of the Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand, B.E. 2017, the Organic Act on Political Parties B.E. 2017, Section 57, stated that every policy with populist payments must be Prepare a list of explanations. “Election Commission” in order to control budget expenditures so that they do not exceed the balance and cause damage to the country from the use of public policies after political parties have successfully formed a government. It is considered one of the processes for efficiently overseeing national interests. However, such control may cause inequality in helping the people of the country as a whole. Since most people still have a minimum income that is not sufficient for living, therefore, controlling the budget and expenditures of the populist policies of political parties that can form a government will It may create gaps in income distribution and economic inequality between classes in the long run.