BANGKOK—Thailand's rubber-stamp legislature nominated army chief Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha to become prime minister Thursday, giving him the chance to swap his military uniform for a business suit nearly three months after he seized power in a coup
His new role, if he accepts it, would give the sometimes blunt-spoken general a freer rein to cement his power shortly before facing mandatory retirement from the army at the end of September. The 60-year-old commander has said he aims to win over voters and foreign...