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| General Prayuth and the Thai military seized power last week |
Thailand's military coup leaders receive the official designation of the kingdom to run the government in a ceremony in the capital Bangkok after taking power in a coup last week .
Appointment of Chief of Staff of the Army Prayuth Chan - ocha performed at the Army headquarters .
King Bhumibol Adulyadej , 86 , did not attend the ceremony .
In a press conference after the ceremony , Prayuth told reporters that Thailand will soon have a prime minister .
But he did not say who the candidate or whether he himself would become prime minister .
"It is in the process . Wait and see . I do not know , please be patient , " Prayuth said .
The BBC's Alice Budisatrijo in Bangkok said on Monday ( 26 / 05 ) planned mass anti - coup demonstration at 15:00 local time .
" What will happen is important to be seen , because with the support of the King for the leadership of General Prayuth Chan - ocha this morning , the mass protests against the coup against arguably the king 's decision , " said Alice .
"The military will be facing a tough choice : forcibly disperse the mass casualties that risk , or the risk of permanent restraint make the masses against the increasingly bold , " he added .
He also said it is not know when the election will be conducted .
The military say they click coup to restore stability to Thailand after the riots for months .
The move comes after a six-month political stalemate and the protesters trying to overthrow the government of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra .
It is not yet known when the military will hand over power to a civilian government .BBC
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