Thai opposition MPs ask PM to resign

BANGKOK, Sept 18 (AFP): Thai opposition MPs demanded premier Prayut Chan-O-Cha's resign following weeks of uproar over the ex-junta head's omission of a vow to uphold the constitution during his inauguration, raising questions of his legitimacy.

The mastermind of a 2014 putsch, Prayut was the five-year junta regime chief before a disputed March election tilted to the military formally ushered him in as a civilian prime minister.

But the new government has struggled to maintain a foothold as it is dogged by scandals - from a cabinet member being accused of serving time in jail for drug-dealing in Australia to Thais angered by a slow response to floods in ricebowl northeast.

Questions of his administration's legitimacy has also been raised after it was revealed Prayut and his cabinet had pledged loyalty to the king but failed to recite allegiance to the constitution when he was sworn in as the civilian premier in July.