National Legislative Assembly สภานิติบัญญัติแห่งชาติ (Sapha Nitibanyat Haeng Chat) | |
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Type | |
Type | |
Leadership | |
Structure | |
Seats | 250 seats |
Political groups | Appointed from various sectors by the National Council for Peace and Order Military (145) Police (13) Volunteer Defense Corps (10) Independent (80) |
Meeting place | |
Parliament House of Thailand, Dusit, Bangkok, Thailand | |
Website | |
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Thailand portal |
The National Legislative Assembly of Thailand (Thai: สภานิติบัญญัติแห่งชาติ; RTGS: Sapha Nitibanyat Haeng Chat; abrv: NLA) was the unicameral legislative branch of the government of Thailand during the National Council for Peace and Order military junta between 2014 and 2019.
The NLA was established after the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) ratified the 2014 constitution, thus making the NLA the only parliamentary body of Thailand for the period of military rule.[1]
The NLA was created to temporarily replace the elected National Assembly of Thailand (NAT) 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. The NLA was heavily influenced by NCPO. Thus, it functioned as a rubber stamp for the junta rather than the actual legislative body.[2]
After the promulgation of the 2017 constitution, the NAT was reestablished and the NLA was dissolved, albeit pending elections on 24 March 2019.[3][4]