I te 2 o Hune 2014, ka kī te Pirimia a Prayut Chan-o-cha i te "whawhai ki te pirau" i muri i te hopu i te mana i te 2014 coup d'état
me te whakatū i tētahi kāwanatanga hōia, te National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) hei whakahaere i a Thailand. Kua hanga e Prayut te take tetahi o nga wāhi arotahi o tona rangatiratanga. Ko te wa tuatahi i korero ai ia i runga i tana kaupapa pouaka whakaata ia wiki "Te whakahoki mai i te hari ki te iwi" i te marama o Akuhata 2014, i whakaahuatia e ia te pirau hei "puku hohonu i roto i te hapori Thai..." me te oati ki te whawhai ki a ia.