In Thailand, the junta head Prayut Chan-O-Cha retains his prime minister post

The head of the ruling military junta in Thailand since the 2014 coup, Prayut Chan-O-Cha, was unsurprisingly elected Wednesday night as prime minister.
The 65-year-old general won 500 votes against 244 for his only rival, a young billionaire at the head of an anti-junta coalition, according to a countdown broadcast on television.
The victory of Prayut Chan-O-Cha was practically achieved because the new Constitution, adopted in 2017, grants to the army the nomination of the 250 senators....