If Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is chosen for the top office again after this year’s election, he would have to step down in 2025 under the current terms of the Constitution.
A Senate committee has come under fire over its proposal to amend the constitution in what is seen as a move to help Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha cling on to power.
Senator Seree Suwanpanont admitted that the committee on political development and public participation had asked the King Prajadhipok’s Institute to study the possibility of amending Section 158 of the constitution.
The section stipulates that an individual can only serve as prime minister for a maximum of eight years,…
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