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Anutin wins enough MP votes to become Thailand's new prime minister
Gary Boyle, Published on 05/09/2025
» Bhumjaithai Party leader Anutin Charnvirakul has secured enough votes to become Thailand's new prime minister.
Court suspends PM Paetongtarn
Gary Boyle, Published on 01/07/2025
» The Constitutional Court on Tuesday suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from duty pending its consideration of the case against her involving a controversial phone conversation with Cambodian Senate President Hun Sen.
Paetongtarn is Thailand’s 31st prime minister
Gary Boyle, Published on 16/08/2024
» The House of Representatives on Friday elected Pheu Thai Party leader Paetongtarn Shinawatra as the 31st prime minister of Thailand.
Pita survives media shareholding case
Gary Boyle, Published on 25/01/2024
» The Constitutional Court has ruled that Pita Limjaroenrat, the former leader of the election-winning Move Forward Party, did not hold shares in a media business when he applied to run for office last year, and his MP status remains intact.
Parliament elects Srettha prime minister
Gary Boyle, Published on 22/08/2023
» The joint sitting of the House and the Senate on Tuesday evening elected the Pheu Thai Party's Srettha Thavisin the 30th prime minister of Thailand with 482 votes for and 165 votes against him and 81 abstentions.
Pheu Thai announces 11-party coalition
Gary Boyle, Published on 21/08/2023
» Pheu Thai and 10 other parties, two linked to the military, on Monday afternoon announced a coalition with 314 votes in the House and Pheu Thai's Srettha Thavisin as their candidate for prime minister.
Pheu Thai, Bhumjaithai aim to form govt
Gary Boyle, Published on 08/08/2023
» Leaders of the Pheu Thai and Bhumjaithai parties, with 212 seats in total, announced on Monday they would try to form a new coalition governent.
Pheu Thai dumps MFP, forming new coalition
Gary Boyle, Published on 02/08/2023
» The Pheu Thai Party, which came second in the general election, has dumped the election-winning Move Forward Party and will move to form its own coalition government because the MFP insists on amending the lese majeste law.
Pheu Thai to decide Move Forward's fate
Gary Boyle, Published on 24/07/2023
» The eight-party alliance will meet on Tuesday to conclude whether the Move Forward Party (MFP) will still join them in forming the new government after other parties refused to support the coalition in a prime ministerial vote if MFP stays on.
Parliament rejects Pita's renomination for PM
Gary Boyle, Published on 20/07/2023
» The joint House and Senate sitting voted on Wednesday to reject the renomination of Move Forward Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat for prime minister because a parliamentary regulation bans it.