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Thai Court Suspends Prime Minister over Term Limit Dispute

HeadlineAug 24, 2022

In Thailand, the Constitutional Court has suspended Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha from official duties as it reviews a petition challenging the legality of his eight-year term limit. The petition was filed by Thailand’s leading opposition party, arguing his time spent as head of a military government after he staged a coup in 2014 should count toward his constitutionally stipulated term as prime minister.

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