Anutin Charnvirakul Re-elected as Thai PM

JAKARTA - Anutin Charnvirakul from the Bhumjaithai Party was re-elected as the Prime Minister (PM) of Thailand.

As reported by ANTARA from Anadolu, Thursday, March 19, the Thai House of Representatives re-elected Anutin (59) after he received support from around 293 members of parliament in the 500-member lower house. His closest rival received 119 votes, while 86 members of parliament abstained.

Anutin is Thailand's 32nd prime minister, after 497 members present in parliament voted for him and he needs at least 249 votes to win the prime minister's election.

In last month's election, Anutin's conservative Bhumjaithai party won 193 seats, making it the largest party in the 500-member lower house, although it still fell short of the 251 seats needed to form an independent government.

Meanwhile, the People's Party won 118 seats, Pheu Thaidukungan, former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, won 74 seats, and the Democratic Party won 22 seats.

Then, the Pheu Thai Party announced its support for Anutin as prime minister. Anutin was elected prime minister for the first time on September 5, 2025.