FILE - In this 5, 2019, file photo, Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha smiles after the speech for the opening ceremony of Anti-Human Trafficking Day in Bangkok, Thailand. On Tuesday, Prayuth has been officially proclaimed prime minister after the king endorsed Parliament’s vote to allow him to keep the position. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit, File)
BANGKOK – Thailand's junta leader has been officially proclaimed prime minister after the king endorsed Parliament's vote to allow him to keep the position.
Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha knelt to a portrait of King Maha Vajiralongkorn during a ceremony at his government office Tuesday to accept a royal endorsement for him to continue his role as prime minister.
Prayuth has served as prime minister since he led a military coup that toppled an elected government in 2014. The junta will cease power once a new Cabinet is inaugurated.
Prayuth's government had enacted new election laws that gave him an advantage in a general election held in March.
Prayuth did not contest the election but won a joint Parliament vote last week to become prime minister.
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