A court will decide on Sept. 30 if Thailand’s PM must quit. Critics who contend he came to power illegitimately say he has exceeded the term limit
Thailand’s Constitutional Court will rule on Sept. 30 whether suspended Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha has already served eight years in office and must resign.
The court last month suspended Prayuth as prime minister pending its ruling on a petition signed by 171 members of the House of Representatives. The nine-member court said Wednesday it had sufficient witnesses and evidence to proceed to a ruling. The petitioners and critics of the government say, based on that date, he was legally obliged to leave office last month. Others contend the starting date of his time as prime minister should be the date the current constitution was adopted on April 6, 2017. Some argue that the countdown began on June 9, 2019, when Prayuth took office following a 2019 general election.
Prawit would be expected to take over the prime minister’s position if the court rules against Prayuth, though that is not a certainty. A new election must be called by March.
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