NAFI

This study aims to analyze the legislative performance of the 21st National Assembly by examining major legislative agendas discussed between 2020 and 2024. Despite quantitative improvements in legislative performance since  the democratization of 1987, public perception of the  National Assembly remains highly negative.

Laws vary in scope and impact. Rather than focusing on factors influencing the total number of legislations in the National Assembly, this study emphasizes major legislative agendas. These agendas were selected based on data from national newspaper editorials, incorporating perspectives from both conservative and liberal viewpoints. Among the 13 major legislative agendas, eight led to significant legislation. Laws passed through bipartisan compromise  have  proven  to  be  more  stable,  whereas  those  passed unilaterally were more likely to be amended or repealed when the political balance of power shifted.

Due to strong party discipline, compromises between parties were largely influenced by party leadership rather than individual legislators. The likelihood of bipartisan compromise increases when a party suffers a major electoral defeat and seeks to rebuild, or when an election approaches, as parties attempt to appeal to centrist voters.