Thailand’s prime minister, Prayuth Chan-ocha, has been suspended from duty by the country’s constitutional court as it rules on whether he has exceeded his term limit, the latest test of the former army chief’s increasingly strained grip on power.
The past two years have heaped pressure on Mr. Prayuth, who became prime minister after leading a military coup in 2014. His government faced criticism for its handling of the Covid-19 pandemic and ensuing economic malaise, while a pro-democracy protest movement calling for his ouster gathered momentum.