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BANGKOK: Thailand’s Constitutional Court on Friday (Sep 30) ruled Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha had not exceeded the maximum eight years allowed in office, clearing the way for his return from a five-week suspension.<\/p>\n

The ruling will be a big boost for Prayut, a staunch royalist whose premiership has been beset by attempts to unseat him, including four house censure motions, a conflict of interest case and protests challenging his leadership and the monarchy.<\/p>\n

“The accused … has been in the prime minister position not exceeding the limit stipulated by the constitution,” a judge said in a 25-minute televised reading of the verdict.<\/p>\n

“Therefore he is not disqualified.”<\/p>\n

Prayut ruled as head of a military council after he overthrew an elected government when he was army chief in 2014.<\/p>\n

He was junta leader and prime minister until an election in 2019, held under a military-drafted constitution in which an eight-year limit for a prime minister was set, after which a new parliament chose him to stay on as premier.<\/p>\n

Deciding a case filed by the opposition Pheu Thai party, the court said a majority of judges had concluded Prayut’s tenure started in 2017, meaning he could serve until 2025, if re-elected.<\/p>\n

Pheu Thai, whose government was toppled in the 2014 coup, had maintained he had reached the eight-year mark last month and asked the court to set the record straight on whether his time as premier in a junta should be included.<\/p>\n

The judges ruled six to three in Prayut’s favour.<\/p>\n

Prayut, 68, had been suspended from office while the court deliberated the case.<\/p>\n

“The prime minister respects the court decision and wants to thank all that have given him encouragement,” said government spokesperson Anucha Buraphashaisri.<\/p>\n

“(He) will continue to try and use full capacity … to transform Thailand and lead the country towards a golden age of prosperity for all Thai people.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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