Thai PM sails through last no-confidence vote ahead of polls

BANGKOK (AP) — Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha has won his fourth and final no-confidence vote in Parliament, ahead of a general election next year. The vote on Saturday came after four days of debate targeting Prayuth and 10 of his Cabinet members. The opposition has blamed his government’s economic mismanagement for rising public debts and its failure to prevent corruption. Prayuth, a retired general, has survived three censure motions since 2020.  All 10 ministers also survived Saturday’s vote, thanks to the ruling coalition government’s majority in Parliament. Prayuth came to power during a 2014 coup and was later elected in 2019 general elections.