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Thai court rules Prayut has not exceeded 8-year limit as PM

Thai court rules Prayut has not exceeded 8-year limit as PM
Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha gestures after presiding over Thailand Corporate Excellence Award for Financial Management at the Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, on Sept 9, 2015.
PHOTO: Reuters

BANGKOK – Thailand's Constitutional Court on Friday (Sept 30) ruled Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha had not exceeded the maximum eight years allowed in the post, paving the way for his likely return from a five-week suspension.

The court was announcing its decision in a case filed by the opposition, which sought clarity on whether Prayuth's time as leader of a military government formed after a coup eight years ago should count in his overall tally.

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