ELECTIONS FOR parliamentarians are expected to be held in October 2015
and a democratically elected government in place late next year, the junta
leader said Friday night.
General Prayuth Chan-ocha, chief of the National
Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), said a provisional charter would be
promulgated next month and a new constitution could be announced by August next
year.
When the new constitution is in place, the NCPO's
interim government will spend about three months preparing for the election of
new parliamentarians, according to Prayuth, who is also Army commander-in-chief.
"The elections to be held under the new
constitution will be fair and just in order to bring about a constructive and
complete democracy," he said during his weekly TV address.
"You will get a democratically elected government
by 2015. Please take it easy. We need some time for reforms. Things should be
done by next year."
He said a national legislative assembly would be set
up about a month after the interim charter is in place and a new interim
government could start functioning in September.
Prayuth said Friday night the interim charter would
require reforms in all areas, such as politics, the economy, society, the
environment, energy and the justice system.
He said a national reform council set up via the
interim charter would implement reforms in all areas and suggest to a
constitution drafting committee how the new constitution should be written to
achieve reform.
It was reported earlier that the NCPO's power would
remain the same even after an interim government is installed. The interim
charter will include Article 17, which will give the NCPO greater powers than
the government, the Isra News Agency reported.
Once the interim government is set up, the NCPO will
still have the power to issue orders, make public announcements and carry out
any other activities it deems necessary to maintain national security.
High-ranking military officials will make up half of
the 200-member National Legislative Assembly, which will be wholly appointed by
the NCPO.
So far, four legal specialists have turned down an
invitation from the NCPO to lead the charter-writing panel. They are Council of
State chief Meechai Ruchuphan, NCPO adviser Wissanu Krea-Ngam, King Prajadhi-pok's
Institute secretary-general Dr Borwornsak Uwanno and Thammasat University
rector Somkid Lertpaitoon.
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