The Interim Constitution

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Article 1. Thailand is one and indivisible Kingdom.


The King is the Head of State and the King holds the position of Head f the Thai Armed Forces.


The King shall be enthroned in a position of revered worship and shall not be violated. No person shall expose the King to any sort of accusation or action.

Article 2. The sovereign power belongs to the Thai people. The King as Head of the State shall exercise such power through the National Assembly, the Council of Ministers and the Courts in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution.

Article 3. With the provisions of this Constitution, the human dignity, right, liberty and equality of Thais, which have been protected in accordance with Thailand's ruling practice in the democratic regime of government with the King as Head of State, shall be protected by this Constitution.

Article 4. The King selects and appoints the President of the Privy Council and not more than eighteen Privy Councillors to constitute the Privy Council.


The selection and appointment or the removal of a Privy Councillor shall depend entirely upon the King's pleasure.


The President of the National Assembly shall countersign the Royal Command appointing or removing the President of the Privy Council and the President of the Privy council shall countersign the Royal Command appointing or removing other Privy Councillors.

Article 5. The National Assembly consists of no more than 250 members, who will be appointed by the King from Thai nationals by birth and who are at least 35 years old.


The National Assembly shall function as the House of Representatives, the Senate and Parliament.


In selection of persons to be appointed as members of the National Assembly, they must be considered appropriately from various groups in the government sector, private sector, social sector, academic sector and from various regions.


In case there are laws on qualifications of political office holders, the laws must not be enforced for the appointments of members of the National Assembly.

Article 6. Membership of the National Assembly terminates upon:


(1)death;


(2) resignation;


(3) being disqualified as stipulated in Article 5


(4) being appointed minister


(5) the National Assembly passing a resolution under Article 8 removing him or her from office.

Article 7. The King appoints a member of the National Assembly as its president and appoints one or more members of the National Assembly as a vice president or several vice presidents in line with a resolution of the National Assembly.

Article 6 shall be applied for the termination of office of the president and vice president or vice presidents of the National Assembly.

The president of the Council of National Security will countersign the royal command to appoint members of the National Assembly, president and vice president(s) of the National Assembly.

Articled 8. In case a member of the National Assembly has committed a deed deemed damaging the reputation of the National Assembly or has behaviours deemed obstructing the works of the National Assembly, at least 20 members of National Assembly can file a motion to the president of the National Assembly to impeach him or her.

The impeachment of a member of the National Assembly as stated in the first paragraph requires at least two thirds of existing members of the National Assembly on the day the vote is cast.

Article 9. It requires at least half of members of the National Assembly to make a meeting quorum.

The National Assembly has the authority to issue directives to specify selection and working process of the president, vice president(s), and committees of the National Assembly as well as processes for holding meetings, submitting and deliberation of bills, submitting motions, holding debates and voting, filing interpolations, maintaining regulations and order and for carrying other activities in line with duties of members of the National Assembly.

Article 10. The King issues acts as advised and agreed upon by the National Assembly.

Subject to Article 10's first paragraph, a bill may be introduced only by at least 25 members of the National Assembly or the Council of Ministers, but a money bill may be introduced by the Council of Ministers.

Subject to Article 10's second paragraph, a money bill means a bill with any or all of the following wordings : the imposition, repeal, reduction, alteration, modification, remission, or regulation of taxes or duties; the allocation, receipt, custody, payment of the State funds, or transfer or creation of expenditure estimates of the State; reduction of state revenue; the raising of loans, or guarantee or redemption of loans; and currency bills.

In case of doubt as to whether a bill proposed by members of the National Assembly is a money bill, it shall be the power of the President of the National Assembly o make a decision thereon.