Thailand's military-backed PM voted in after junta creates loose coalition
by Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Bangkok from on (#4GJMD)
Prayuth Chan-ocha to lead government with slim majority after weeks of backroom talks
The former head of Thailand's military junta has been selected as the country's next prime minister, securing the military's already tight grip on power after the first Thai election in eight years.
Prayuth Chan-ocha, who has been PM for the past five years after a military coup in 2014, will lead a coalition government. He was voted back in on Wednesday by the newly formed democratic parliament.
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