巴育将军被提名为泰国临时总理

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.

周四，巴育•占奥差将军(General Prayuth Chan-ocha)强化了其军政府对泰国的控制。在5月22日政变3个月之后，泰国的傀儡议会提名他为泰国总理。

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.

泰国一度吵吵嚷嚷的立法机构召开了一次离奇的会议。在会议上，包括许多现任官员在内，受到军方压制的国会议员一个个站起来，确认这位暴动领袖成为他们的选择，在此过程中没有辩论，也无人表示异议。

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.

尽管巴育将军尚未获得正式任命，他甚至没有出现在投票现场，但外界普遍预计，他将担任总理职位——这是军政府以更大力度重塑泰国的动荡政治和乏力经济的努力的一部分。

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.

巴育将军在国会获得的无异议支持，引起了广泛关注。此前，泰国国会例行公事地批准了一份由军方提议的预算草案——该预算案承诺加大对国防、教育和交通领域的投入。