General Prayuth Chan-ocha, chief of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), said a provisional charter would be promulgated next month and a new constitution could be announced by August next year.
When the new constitution is in place, the NCPO's interim government will spend about three months preparing for the election of new parliamentarians, according to Prayuth, who is also Army commander-in-chief.
"The elections to be held under the new constitution will be fair and just in order to bring about a constructive and complete democracy," he said during his weekly TV address.
"You will get a democratically elected government by 2015. Please take it easy. We need some time for reforms. Things should be done by next year."
He said a national legislative assembly would be set up about a month after the interim charter is in place and a new interim government could start functioning in September.
Prayuth said Friday night the interim charter would require reforms in all areas, such as politics, the economy, society, the environment, energy and the justice system.
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