The court provides played a key role at important moments in the upheavals which have convulsed Thai national politics over the last 20 years, cancelling general election leads to 2006 and 2014.
“I would not be amazed if the verdict from the Constitutional Court will be in favour of Prayut, ” political analyst Napisa Waitoolkiat at Naresuan University told AFP.
Such a decision, anticipated by many, could see him remain prime minister till 2025 or 2027 – if he or she and his Palang Pracharat party can win re-election.
STAGNATION
The kingdom is experiencing among the lowest growth rates in the region, with the resumption of international tourism failing to raise the economy from your doldrums.
“Uncle Tu”, as Prayut is known, has never liked widespread popularity, plus Thailand’s years-long financial battering has just exacerbated a community sense of wachstumsstillstand.
Earlier this year, the particular kingdom’s royalist-military elite were spooked when Chadchart Sittipunt, an ex-minister of the opposition Pheu Thai party, won a landslide victory in the Bangkok governor election.
With a general political election due by March next year, the prime minister’s dismal popularity — with the candidate linked to him taking only eight percent associated with votes – is usually setting off alarm alarms for his own MPs.
“If you see the behaviour of these politicians, they are not paying attention to the government now. They may be more concerned about the next election, ” politics analyst Waitoolkiat mentioned.
A recent Nationwide Institute of Growth Administration survey discovered two-thirds of 1, 300 people polled wished Prayut gone instantly.
Protesters are required to hit the streets from Tuesday night demanding Prayut give up, and police have previously placed shipping containers to protect streets around government buildings.
But Prayut rode out months of street protests in Bangkok in 2020 and has survived 4 no-confidence motions in parliament. Many believe he is determined to remain on to host the particular high-profile APEC peak in Bangkok within November.
“TYRANT”
At a little gathering Sunday, college students and anti-government organizations promised action contrary to the “tyrant” Prayut and a statement urged people to “view the particular upcoming election like a turning point in our fight”.
“Ball”, a student who gave just his nickname, said he believed Prayut would likely continue since prime minister, backed by the courts — and Thais may take to the streets once again.
“During earlier times eight years, absolutely nothing has improved in this country, and people are usually almost at their breaking point, ” he said.