Translation:Royal Decree Dissolving the House of People's Representatives, 2568 BE
Volume 142Issue 80A
Royal Gazette
12 December 2568
Royal Decree
Dissolving the House of People’s Representatives,
2568 BE[1]
Phra Bat Somdet Phra Paramenthra Ramathipbodi
Sisinthra Maha Vajiralongkorn Phra Wachiraklao Chaoyuhua
Given on the 11th day of December 2568 BE
Being the 10th year of the present reign
Phra Bat Somdet Phra Paramenthra Ramathipbodi Sisinthra Maha Vajiralongkorn Phra Wachiraklao Chaoyuhua is pleased to command that it be announced as follows:
Whereas the Prime Minister has notified Him of the following: The Government assumed the duties of public administration in September 2568 BE[1] as a minority government formed by a coalition of various political parties which did not constitute the majority in the House of People’s Representatives, during which the Country was faced with numeral kinds of challenge as a result of all-round uncertainty in terms of economy, society, politics, international relations, and world geopolitics, including the unrest situations around the Thai–Cambodian borders.
The Government has taken all measures in the public administration to allow the resolving of the urgent problems besetting the Country to be accomplished without delay, and is determined to bring about security, order, and tranquillity to the Nation, which would move the politics and administration of the Country forwards for the benefit and happiness of the people. This includes, for instance, pushing forwards the constitutional amendments, swiftly resolving the impacting problems arising from trade wars, implementing economic policies to increase income for people and communities with a view to reducing inequality in every aspect, providing aids and remedies to those affected by natural disasters, preventing and suppressing gambling casinos, online gambling, transnational crimes, cybercrime, and public scams in various forms, expeditiously resolving the problems of Thai–Cambodian disputes through appropriate diplomatic negotiation mechanisms in conjunction with active national defence, and designating measures to be implemented for supporting the public and reducing various impacts likely to occur to them.
However, in the public administration, stability is required. Yet, due to being a minority government, and as a result of the political situations in the Country that is being beset by problems on various sides, the Government has been unable to continuously carry out the public administration in an effective and stable manner. If such a state of affairs as this is allowed to go on, political insecurity would ensue and international confidence would be affected, which would significantly impact the economic system of the Country and eventually result in the people losing their faith in the parliamentary system and democratic administration. An apt way out is to dissolve the House of People’s Representatives so as to organise a new general election of its Members, by which the power to make political decisions would be readily returned to the people, the owners of the sovereignty, enabling the democratic administration with a Monarch as Head to continue continuously and allowing the putting in place of a stable majority government with a legitimate mandate from the people, further permitting the public administration to go on in a smooth and steady manner;
Therefore, by virtue of the powers under the dispositions of sections 103 and 175 of the Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand, He is graciously pleased to enact the following Royal Decree:
Section1.This Royal Decree is called the Royal Decree Dissolving the House of People’s Representatives, 2568 BE.
Section2.This Royal Decree shall come into force from the day of its publication in the Royal Gazette onwards.
Section3.The House of People’s Representatives shall be dissolved so as to have its Members elected anew through a general election.
Section4.There shall be a general election of Members of the House of People’s Representatives on the day designated by an announcement of the Election Commission, which must not be sooner than forty-five days, but not later than sixty days, from the day of coming into force of this Royal Decree.
Section5.The President of the Election Commission shall be in charge of the execution of this Royal Decree.
Countersignature
Anutin Charnvirakul
Prime Minister
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