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Thailand's parliament elects Anutin Charnvirakul as new PM
Anutin Charnvirakul secured 311 parliamentary votes to form a minority government backed by the People’s Party, pledging constitutional reforms and snap elections within four months.
- Thailand's parliament elected Anutin Charnvirakul as the new prime minister on September 5, 2025, after a court removed Paetongtarn Shinawatra from office for ethical violations.
- Anutin received 311 votes in parliament, surpassing the 247 votes needed, and represented the Bhumjaithai party while garnering support from other political groups.
- His previous significant roles include serving as health minister during the Covid-19 pandemic and advocating for cannabis legalization in 2022.
- Anutin's rise in politics illustrates the ongoing contest between conservative and populist parties in Thailand.
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After a week of negotiations, the Thai Parliament elected its third prime minister in a year. The leader of the blue party Bhumjaithai has always been illustrated by his support for the army and the control of the elites over the kingdom. The democratic camp comes out divided from the episode.
Thai PM-elect names veterans to cabinet, hoping to bring ‘confidence’
BANGKOK, Sept 6 — Anutin Charnvirakul, a shrewd dealmaker and mainstay of Thai politics throughout years of turmoil, was elected prime minister yesterday, capping off days of drama and a scramble for power during which he outmaneuvered the most successful political party in Thailand’s history.He said diplomat Sihasak Phuangketkeow, economist Ekniti Nitithanprapas and energy giant PTT executive Auttapol Rerkpiboon were “top executives in the orga…
New Thai PM Anutin to Nominate Ekniti for Finance Minister Post
(Bloomberg) — Thailand’s new Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said he will nominate Ekniti Nitithanprapas, a senior bureaucrat, as finance minister to steer an economy grappling with the fallout of US tariffs and high household debt.
The Thai parliament's green light to the new premier after the judicial intervention on Paetongtarn Shinawatra replicated a scheme seen several times in Bangkok: the alliance between apparently irreconcilable parties in the programs and leaders to expel the opponent. But the People's Party wants new elections within four months and the amendment of the Constitution used to empty the electoral success of 2023.
Thai PM-elect taps veterans to run foreign, energy and finance ministries
By Chayut Setboonsarng BANGKOK -Thailand’s Prime Minister-elect Anutin Charnvirakul on Saturday named a veteran diplomat, the former head of the Revenue Department and a senior oil and gas executive to run the country’s foreign, finance and energy ministries. He said diplomat Sihasak Phuangketkeow, economist Ekniti Nitithanprapas and PTT executive Auttapol Rerkpiboon would be “top executives in the organizations they will be responsible for”, an…
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