Thailand's junta chief Prayuth Chan-ocha elected as the kingdom's first civilian prime minister since the 2014 coup he led
Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha casts his ballot to vote in the general election at a polling station in Bangkok, Thailand, March 24, 2019.
His victory was all but guaranteed by the support of the handpicked 250-member senate and the late swing of key secondary parties into an army-affiliated coalition after frantic behind-the-scenes talks. Yet Thailand remains bitterly divided after 13 years defined by coups, violent street protests and short-lived civilian governments.
In a sign of the enduring chaos that trails Thai politics, Prayut did not attend the vote while Thanathorn was unable to enter the building due to legal cases against him. With his withering critiques of the military and its conservative politics, Thanathorn is seen as a serious long-term threat to the establishment.
"I am going to vote for General Prayuth," said Mongkolkit Suksintharanon, head of junta ally the Thai Civilised Party. "Thanathorn has no experience."
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