Thai court asked to rule if Prime Minister must step down

Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha (Sakchai Lalit/AP)

Thailand’s Constitutional Court has received a petition from opposition politicians seeking a ruling on whether Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha has reached the legal limit on how long he can remain in office.

The petition, signed by 171 members of the House of Representatives, asks the nine-member court to rule on an article in the constitution limiting prime ministers to eight years in office.