Thailand's Defense Minister said the incumbent Prime Minister will not stay in his current position for another term.

On the evening of February 28, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense of Thailand, General Prawit Wongsuwon, affirmed that the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) of Thailand will not seek to prolong its power.

Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha.

Mr Prawit added that this means that Thailand's current Prime Minister, Mr Prayuth Chan-ocha, will not stay in his current position for another term and a general civilian election will definitely be held in 2017.

Previously, the National Council for Peace and Order, run by the Thai military, carried out a coup and took control of power in May 2014, ending months of protests in Bangkok against the government of former Prime Minister Yingluck./.

According to VOV