The changes brought about by the successive monarchs and the 1932 introduction of democracy and constitutional monarchy took a long time to gain the attention of the majority of the citizenry, as the kingdom encompassed such a vast area with millions of its population living in the countryside.

During almost six decades of constitutional democracy, the concept, initially alien to the majority of the people and remaining so for a few decades afterwards, has undergone a long process of refinement and reconceptualization in order to adapt the democratic system to the specific needs of the Thai nation. With the present civilian administration providing a unifying element for the country, Thailand’s democratic system is thus being set on the right course of development stipulating a foundation for the political system of in which pre-eminent power is held and exercised by the people.