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Thai PM Prayuth to stay in power another 2 years, his deputy says

FILE PHOTO: Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha gestures after presiding over Thailand Corporate Excellence Award for Financial Management at the Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, September 9, 2015. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom/File Photo

Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha will be in power two more years, his deputy and fellow coup leader said on Tuesday, as the main opposition party seeks a court ruling to remove the premier this month, a year before an election is due.

Prawit Wongsuwan, 76, a former army chief and longtime political kingmaker, was asked on Tuesday if he was preparing to replace Prayuth in the event the constitutional court rules he has been in power too long.

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