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UNCOVERED: Prayut counts on his allies | History Defined

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha speaks at Government House on Friday. (Government House photo)

Since assuming office in 2019 Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has faced down tough challenges including a plot to overthrow him from power in a no-confidence debate in September last year.

But his leadership will be put to its toughest test after a breakaway group of 18 MPs from the ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) applied for membership of the Setthakij Thai Party.

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