What's next?
The military said Gen. Prayuth will have the power and responsibilities of the prime minister until a new prime minister is in place. Permanent secretaries, who are the most senior civil servants, were ordered to take charge of each ministry, after the military earlier dismissed the cabinet ministers. It also set up a National Peace and Order Maintaining Council, with Gen. Prayuth as chief, and said that the partially appointed Senate—generally considered more pro-establishment than the House of Representatives—and courts could function normally.
Corrections & Amplifications
The Thai military set up a National Peace and Order Maintaining Council led by the army's chief, Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha. An earlier version of this article incorrectly said the body was named the National Peace and Order Maintenance Council.
What's next?
The military said Gen. Prayuth will have the power and responsibilities of the prime minister until a new prime minister is in place. Permanent secretaries, who are the most senior civil servants, were ordered to take charge of each ministry, after the military earlier dismissed the cabinet ministers. It also set up a National Peace and Order Maintaining Council, with Gen. Prayuth as chief, and said that the partially appointed Senate—generally considered more pro-establishment than the House of Representatives—and courts could function normally.
Corrections & Amplifications
The Thai military set up a National Peace and Order Maintaining Council led by the army's chief, Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha. An earlier version of this article incorrectly said the body was named the National Peace and Order Maintenance Council.
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