Prayuth Stays on as Prime Minister: What Does That Mean for Thailand?

In March, Thai voters cast their ballots in the country’s first election since a military coup in 2014. After months of waiting, a prime minister was finally chosen on Wednesday—Prayuth Chan-ocha, the retired general who led Thailand’s coup five years ago. His victory was all but guaranteed, even though anti-junta forces together got the most votes in the election, after the military and its allies launched criminal charges against top opposition leaders, and oversaw an unusual reading of electoral laws to help the pro-military party gain the most seats possible.