Thai Parliament votes for coup leader to stay on as Prime Minister
Published on: Wednesday 05 June 2019
Thailand's Parliament has elected 2014 coup leader Prayuth Chan-Ocha as prime minister in a vote that helps ensure the military's sustained dominance of politics since the country became a constitutional monarchy nearly nine decades ago.
The military-backed party that nominated Prayuth won the second-highest number of seats in the House of Representatives in a general election in March.
News source: https://www.wionews.com/world/thai-parliament-votes-for-coup-leader-to-stay-on-as-prime-minister-225013
