Profile of Thai PM Prayuth Chan-ocha, as court suspends him from duties

Record ID: 1685918

  • Title: Profile of Thai PM Prayuth Chan-ocha, as court suspends him from duties
  • Date: 19th July 2022
  • Summary: A few months after taking power, Prayuth as the leader of the military's ruling National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) -- the name given to the junta following the coup -- addressed parliament on the 2015 fiscal budget. He said the military had a "limited time" in power before a return to civilian rule and submitted a draft budget with defence and education receiving hefty increases. BANGKOK, THAILAND (FILE - AUGUST 18, 2014) (REUTERS) NATIONAL LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY MEMBERS TAKING THEIR SEATS IN PARLIAMENT CHAMBER THAI PRIME MINISTER PRAYUTH CHAN-OCHA TAKING HIS SEAT PRAYUTH SITTING AND LOOKING THROUGH PAPERS
  • Embargoed: 2nd August 2022 10:04
  • Keywords: Prayuth Chan-ocha Prime Minister Thailand coup democracy junta
  • Location: BANGKOK, AYUTTHAYA AND SURIN PROVINCE, THAILAND / BEIJING, CHINA / WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES
  • City: BANGKOK, AYUTTHAYA AND SURIN PROVINCE, THAILAND / BEIJING, CHINA / WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES
  • Country: Thailand
  • Topics: Asia / Pacific,Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA003870501011970RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Thailand's Constitutional Court on Wednesday (August 24) suspended Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha from official duties after it decided to hear a petition to review his legally mandated eight-year term limit.
    The court announced its decision in a statement sent to the media. It was not clear when it would deliver a final ruling on the petition brought by the main opposition party arguing that Prayuth's time spent as head of a military junta should count towards his constitutionally stipulated eight-year term.
    Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan is expected to take over as interim leader, a government official said earlier in the week.
    Former army chief Prayuth took power in 2014 when he led a coup to overthrow an elected government. He became a civilian prime minister in 2019 after an election held under a military-drafted constitution.
    (Production: Juarawee Kittisilpa, Jutarat Skulpichetrat, Kwang Jiraporn Kuhakan)
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