BANGKOK (Bloomberg): Thailand’s Constitutional Court suspended Prayut Chan-O-Cha (pic) as prime minister last week, fuelling speculation the royal establishment is looking to replace the former coup leader ahead of elections that must be called by March.
The court is deliberating whether the former general exceeded an eight-year term limit added to a constitution drawn up after the 2014 coup -- a provision to stop popular elected leaders from holding onto power for too long.
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