The Constitutional Court ruling that allowed Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to continue to serve the country as PM was hardly a surprise.
According to the Sept 30 ruling, Gen Prayut officially began his term as prime minister in April 2017, not 2014 when he actually took office as junta leader after staging a coup that toppled the Pheu Thai-led government. This means he remains eligible as a PM candidate until 2025 if his Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) can gather enough votes to form a government in the next election.
