Thai junta leader Prayuth Chan-ocha voted prime minister (7)

Reuters | Aug 21, 2014, 09.18 AM IST BANGKOK: Thai junta leader general Prayuth Chan-ocha was elected as prime minister in parliament on Thursday in a move that has been widely expected since he seized power in May. Prayuth has won at least half the votes, the required number needed to secure his nomination, a live television broadcast of the parliamentary session showed.