National Legislative Assembly of Thailand (2014)
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National Legislative Assembly สภานิติบัญญัติชาติ (Sapha Nitibanyat Haeng Chat) |
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Pornpech Wichitcholchai
Since 17 August 2014 |
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Surachai Leangboonleodchai
Since 17 August 2014 |
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Peerasak Phorchit
Since 17 August 2014 |
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| Seats | 220 seats |
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Appointed from various sectors by the National Council for Peace and Order |
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| Parliament House of Thailand, Dusit, Bangkok, Thailand | |
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The National Legislative Assembly of Thailand (Thai: สภานิติบัญญัติชาติ; rtgs: Sapha Nitibanyat Haeng Chat; abrv: NLA) is the unicameral legislative branch of the government of Thailand. The National Legislative Assembly was established after the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), the current military junta, ratified the 2014 interim constitution of Thailand, thus making the NLA the only parliamentary body of Thailand for the period of military rule.
The institution was created to replace the elected National Assembly of Thailand after General Prayut Chan-o-cha seized power from the civilian caretaker government during the 2013-2014 Thai political crisis. Alongside the NLA, there is another body established by the NCPO to implement political and social reforms, the National Reform Steering Assembly, which replaced the National Reform Council. NLA is heavily influenced by NCPO. Thus, it functions as a rubber stamp for the junta rather than the actual legislative body.
The non-partisan NLA at inception was to consist of no more than 220 members appointed from various sectors of the country by the NCPO and approved by the king. Of the 200 initial NLA members, 97 were military officers, (69 on active duty), eight police (four on active duty). The remaining 85 members were former senators, university rectors, and business people.In early-May 2016, an article in the Journal of Contemporary Asia reported that the average income of the members of the NLA is 32 times the per capita income (US$5,778) in Thailand.
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