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Thailand's parliament elects Anutin Charnvirakul as new PM
Anutin Charnvirakul won 311 votes in parliament, ending the Shinawatra family's nearly two-decade political dominance amid coalition shifts and ethical controversies.
- Anutin Charnvirakul won a parliamentary vote to become Thailand's new prime minister on September 5, 2025, receiving over 247 votes from the House of Representatives' 492 active members.
- He succeeds Paetongtarn Shinawatra, who was dismissed for ethics violations related to a call with Cambodia's Senate President, Hun Sen.
- Anutin's leadership follows the decline of the Pheu Thai Party, which has lost support among the working class due to past failures.
- He aims to hold a referendum on a new constitution and dissolve Parliament within four months, having secured backing from the opposition People's Party.
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Atthakorn and Pai believe Thammanat will be appointed as a minister in the "Anutin 1 Cabinet," but declined to comment on whether he will be appointed deputy prime minister. They insist that Kla Tham is the second-largest party.
A week after the former head of government was removed, the Conservative real estate magnate was elected by Parliament this Friday.
Thailand's parliament on Tuesday elected businessman and politician Anutin Charnvirakul as the new prime minister, the third in two years, after the previous prime minister, Phaythongtarn Shinawatra, was removed by the Constitutional Court for violations related to resolving a border dispute with Cambodia.
Thailand has a new head of government one week after the resignation of Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra.
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