Thailand PT2

• Head of state immunity

  Shall be enthroned in a position of revered worship and shall not be violated
• Head of the Thai Armed Forces

  • 76 changwat (provinces) each under the supervision of a governor (phuwarachakan)
• Eligibility for head of state

  A buddhist, and an upholder of religions
• District administration


  Under the charge of a district officer (nai amphor)
• Privy Council


  Advisory body to the head of state consisting not more than 19 privy councillors
• Commune


  The village government. Each village elected a headman, who generally served as the middleman between villagers and the district administration
• Current King


  Maha Vajiralongkorn
• Municipalities in Thailand


  • Included Bangkok, 72 cities serving as provincial capitals, and some large district towns
• Branches of government


  • Executive
  • Legislative
  • Judicial
• Prime Minister


  Head of the government
• Constitutional Court


  Powers on the Removal of Individual Legislators - Has the power to remove members of each house by 1/10 of total number of existing members
• Supreme Court of Justice

  Consisting of at least 3 judges, is the highest court of the land
• Council of Ministers of Thailand or the Cabinet


  In theory appointed by the king, however in truth they are appointed at the advice of the prime minister to the king. Responsible for the administration and management of various government agencies and departments. Legislatively the cabinet is one of the institutions allowed to submit bills to the National Assembly for consideration
• House of Representatives (Lower House)

  Consists of 500 members as follows: 1. 350 members elected on a constituency basis; 2. 150 members from party lists
• House of Senate (Upper House)

  Of the 250 seats, a large majority — 194 are handpicked by the ruling National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO). A further 6 are reserved for the armed forces leaders, supreme commander, and the defence permanent secretary and the national police chief. Remaining 50 represent 10 professional social groups approved by Election Commission
• Audit Commission


  Oversees public expenditure, conducts legally mandatory audit procedures, and has legal oversight over budget implementation