Thai junta chief proclaimed second-time prime minister
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Thailand's junta leader has been officially proclaimed prime minister after the king endorsed Parliament's vote to allow him to keep the position. Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha knelt to a portrait of King Maha Vajiralongkorn during a ceremony at his government office Tuesday to accept a royal endorsement for him to continue his role as prime minister.
Prayuth has served as prime minister since he led a military coup that toppled an elected government in 2014. The junta will cease power once a new Cabinet is inaugurated. Prayuth's government had enacted new election laws that gave him an advantage in a general election held in March. Prayuth did not contest the election but won a joint Parliament vote last week to become prime minister.
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