early 2020 with demonstrations against the government of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha. They later expanded to include the unprecedented demands for reform of the Thai monarchy. The protests were initially triggered by the dissolution of the Future Forward Party (FFP) in late February 2020 which was critical of Prayut, the changes to the Thai constitution in 2017 and the country's political landscape that it gave rise to. In November 2021, The Constitutional Court ruled that demands for reform of the Thai monarchy have abused of the rights and freedoms and harmed the state’s security and ordered an end to all movements, declaring unconstitutional. It has been likened to judicial coup. Since 2022 In September 2022, Thailand's Constitutional Court ruled that Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha can stay in office. The opposition had challenged him, because the new constitution limits the term for prime minister as a total period of eight years in office. The Constitutional Court's ruling was that his term in office began in April 2017, simultaneously with the new constitution, although General Prayuth had ruled as the leader of the government since the 2014 military coup. See also Thailand History of Thailand Media in Thailand Constitution of Thailand References External links In depth – Thailand – Political turmoil in the streets of Bangkok, CBC News, 21 May 2010. Thailand Calls State of Emergency, BBC News, accessed 2006-09-19. Thaiswatch.com Live Blog Blog Asian Human Rights Commission – Thailand homepage Rule of Lords Weekly column on human rights & the rule of law in Thailand and Burma Southern Thailand insurgency news Page archiving daily news about the violence in southern Thailand Extrajudicial Killings Cns.go.th Interview with Thaksin Shinawattra by Radio France Internationale/France 24 in English April 2009 Interview with Red Shirt leader Jakkraphob Bhenkair by Radio France Internationale in English April 2009 Aceproject.org Thailand bn:থাইল্যান্ড#রাজনীতি