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In parliamentary system of government the PrimeMinister is play an important role only as the head of thegovernment but also as the leader of the executivesresponsible for state administration. Therefore, it isnecessary to justify his role and power under the system. This paper aims to analyse the role and power of thePrime Minister of Thailand stated in the Constitution andthe Administrative Organisation of the State Act, B.E. 2534as well as the relevant statutes. Whether such role andprovisions are suitable for the present situation. Moreover,the paper will explore that to what extent the structure ofpolitical parties land the nature of Thai coalitiongovernment influence the performance of the Prime Minister. The result of the analyis is that the provisions oflaw relating the power and duties of the Prime Minister arevery broad and some of them are not proper. The practice ofthe Prime Minister depends on stutus of such person amongpoliticians. Since the Thai government is a coalition ofparties gathering for majority of votes to bargain forpositions in the cabinet, it does not represent the idealCornerstone of the State. Politicians compete or cooperatewith each other only for their own benefit. They leave thedecision concerning state activities to each party by quotabasis. This situation points to the fact that the PrimeMinister is just the leader of a party holding majority inthe coalition but not a real leader of government capable tocarry out the state administration properly. To the conclusion of this analysis, the researcherproposes the legal measures to promote leadership andsecurity of the Prime Minister. It is also suggested thatthe political party system should be reformed in order toincrease opportunity of the public in politicalparticipation and that the Prime Minister could make apolitical decision properly and efficiently. |
