Thailand’s prime minister survives no-confidence vote

A student-led protest movement has campaigned since last year for Mr Prayuth and his government to step down.

A pro-democracy protester bangs pots to make noises in front of a picture of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha (Sakchai Lalit/AP)

Thailand’s prime minister Prayuth Chan-ocha has survived a no-confidence vote in parliament amid allegations that his government mismanaged the economy, bungled the provision of Covid-19 vaccines, abused human rights and fostered corruption.

Nine other ministers also survived the vote.