Thailand’s government has convened its first Cabinet meeting without Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ochar. He was suspended from his duties while the Constitutional Court decides whether he violated the country’s term limits.
to demand that Prayuth and his Cabinet resign, while also calling for the constitution to be amended and the monarchy to be reformed.
Small protests appealing again to Prayuth to step down — and the Constitutional Court to force him to if he didn’t — have been held daily since Sunday, but drew only small crowds. Whether Prawit would or could take the prime minister’s post if the court rules against Prayuth is not clear. He has publicly acknowledged his health is not good and is better known as a behind-the-scenes political organizer.
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