THE

GOVERNMENT
OF THAILAND
 KINGDOM OF THAILAND
 Constitutional Monarchy
 Parliamentary
 Unitary State
CHIEF OF STATE

King Wachiralongkon Bodinthrathepphayawarangkun

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 THE KING
- Approves the bill made by the House of Representatives and the Senate
- Has the power to approve and disapprove bills adopted by the Parliament
PRIME MINISTER

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha

 PRIME MINISTER
- Selected by the House of Representatives and appointed by the King
- Administration of government agencies except the courts and the legislative bodies
 CONSTITUTIONAL
MONARCHY
- A monarch can lead a Parliamentary Government
- Symbol of national unity and state continuity
- Monarch nominal sovereignty
- Electorate with limited political sovereignty

- Central government has most authority

BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT
- EXECUTIVE
- JUDICIAL
- LEGISLATIVE
 EXECUTIVE
- Appointed by the Monarch
 EXECUTIVE
- Appointed by the Monarch
- King’s adviser on legislations, gov’t affairs, and matters that
requires the King’s signature
- Prime Minister: 4 Years

- Prime Minister; Ministers of Various Ministries;

Deputy Ministers; Permanent Officials of the
Various Ministries
 LEGISLATIVE
- Law-making arms of the government
- Responsible for adopting certain laws
- House of Representatives (Lower House)
- Senate (Upper House)
- Appointment and Declaration by a Regent
- Approval of Succession
- Reconsideration of Bills
- Amendments
- Declaration of War
- Approval to Treaties
 JUDICIAL
- Interpretation of the constitution
- Decider of disputes involving the state
- Courts as intended to serve as the check and balance
 COURTS
- Trial Courts (Courts of the first instance)
- Courts of Appeal
- Supreme Court (The Dika Court)
- Constitutional Court
 BALANCE OF POWERS
Executive – government activities, establishes policies, proposes laws
Legislative – approve, amend or reject bills, review budget reports and modify it
Judicial – interpreting the laws
 THE GOVERNMENT
- Provincial Government - Governor
- Local Government – ordinary (two forms: old and new) ; special (Bangkok and Pattaya)