Thailand’s Election Commission has made known that the National Council
for Peace and Order (NCPO) is expected to form a committee on August 13
to seek members for the National Reform Council (NRC).
The NRC
will comprise no more than 250 members and will be tasked with
overhauling national administration, the legal and judicial system,
local administrations, education, the economy, energy, public health,
the environment, and mass media. The council is set to be established no
later than October 2.
The NCPO will set up 11 groups of the
selection committees to nominate individuals from among 11 professional
groups and each provincial selection committee to select individuals
from respective provinces.
Once the selection committees are
created, the Election Commission will allow different bodies to nominate
candidates for the council during August 14 to September 2.
Members
of independent organisations including the commission can be selected
as part of the council. The commission is set to meet next week to
determine whether the agency will be sending any names for consideration
for the posts.
The move comes after the King endorsed the
200-member National Legislative Assembly (NLA) to act as the nation’s
parliament before possible future elections on July 31.-VNA