Developments in the National Assembly and legislative activities over the past year have revealed a growing pattern of “lightning-speed” lawmaking. [1] This raises a troubling question for many observers: Has the National Assembly truly been forced into a passive position, as Chairman Mẫn claims, or is this a deliberately engineered process tied to vested interests?

Are Vested Interests at Play?

Laws are enacted to shape the functioning of society. While it is natural for outdated regulations to give way to new ones as circumstances shift, the current legislative processes have become so rapid that the public rarely witnesses normal lawmaking speeds. This inevitably raises doubts about whether specific intentions or schemes are embedded within these processes.