Thailand
House of Representatives
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Political system
Political systems: Presidential, Parliamentary, Presidential-Parliamentary, Monarchy, Communist, Transitional.
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Parliamentary system
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Structure of parliament
Structure of parliament: Unicameral, bicameral
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Bicameral
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IPU membership
Current membership status
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Yes
Structure
Data on parliamentary sessions, parliamentary committees and parliamentary groups.
Sessions
- Number of ordinary sessions of parliament per year
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Two
Dates of parliamentary sessions
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Number of days the parliament/chamber met in plenary, per year
This may include virtual sessions.
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31(2023)
Notes:
Within fifteen days from announcing the general election results of the House of Representatives, the National Assembly is convoked for the first sitting of its members. There are two ordinary sessions per year which last one hundred and twenty days but the King may prolong this time period or convoke an extraordinary session. An ordinary session may be prorogued before the end of one hundred and twenty days only with the approval of the National Assembly. At least one-third of members of both houses may also lodge a petition with the President of the National Assembly to report to the King for issuance of an extraordinary session. (Section 121-123, 2017 Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand B.E. 2560).
Until 24 May 2019 the parliament operated as a unicameral body, thus the parliament met for 31 days before, and the House of Representatives met separately from the Senate for 40 days after.
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All languages recognized in the constitution can be used in plenary meetings
Answer “No” includes the countries where only one language is recognized by the Constitution.
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No
Committees
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Number of permanent committees
This number does not include sub-committees or joint committees in bicameral parliaments.
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35(2023-07)
- Number of permanent joint committees in bicameral parliaments
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0(2023-07)
Parliamentary groups
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Parliamentary groups are recognized in the parliamentary rules
“Parliamentary groups” are the primary means by which political parties organize themselves in parliament. They may also be known as “party groups”, “caucuses” or “fractions”. They are different from all-party groups on specific issues, or inter-parliamentary friendship groups.
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No
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Number of parliamentary groups
Parliamentary groups are the primary means by which political parties organize themselves in Parliament. They may also be known as “party groups”, “coalitions”, “caucuses” or “factions”. They are different from all-party groups on specific issues, or inter-parliamentary friendship groups.
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2(2023)
- Minimum number of members required to form a parliamentary group
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No information available
- There is a minimum number of members to form a parliamentary group
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Yes
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Percentage of members required to form a parliamentary group
The percentage is calculated by dividing the minimum number of members required to form a parliamentary group by the statutory number of members of the parliament or chamber.
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No information available
- Independent members can jointly form a parliamentary group
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No information available
- Not applicable. There are no independent members in this parliament/chamber
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No
- Several parties can jointly form a parliamentary group
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No information available
- Relevant provisions about parliamentary groups in the parliamentary rules of procedure
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No information available