巴育將軍被提名爲泰國臨時總理

General Prayuth Chan-ocha tightened his junta’s grip on Thailand on Thursday, as the country’s puppet parliament named him prime minister, three months after the May 22 coup.

週四，巴育•佔奧差將軍(General Prayuth Chan-ocha)強化了其軍政府對泰國的控制。在5月22日政變3個月之後，泰國的傀儡議會提名他爲泰國總理。

In a surreal session in Bangkok’s once disputatious legislature, MPs handpicked by the military, including many serving officers, stood up one by one to confirm the putsch leader as their choice without debate or dissent.

泰國一度吵吵嚷嚷的立法機構召開了一次離奇的會議。在會議上，包括許多現任官員在內，受到軍方壓制的國會議員一個個站起來，確認這位暴動領袖成爲他們的選擇，在此過程中沒有辯論，也無人表示異議。

While Gen Prayuth has not been formally appointed and was not even present at the vote, it is widely expected he will take on the post as part of the junta’s widening efforts to reshape Thailand’s turbulent politics and stuttering economy.

儘管巴育將軍尚未獲得正式任命，他甚至沒有出現在投票現場，但外界普遍預計，他將擔任總理職位——這是軍政府以更大力度重塑泰國的動盪政治和乏力經濟的努力的一部分。

The unanimous parliamentary approval for the general was widely flagged and comes after the legislature this week rubber-stamped a draft budget proposed by the military that promises big spending increases for defence, education and transport.

巴育將軍在國會獲得的無異議支持，引起了廣泛關注。此前，泰國國會例行公事地批准了一份由軍方提議的預算草案——該預算案承諾加大對國防、教育和交通領域的投入。