"Thailand's parliament elected Anutin Charnvirakul as the country's new prime minister on Friday. Anutin won 311 votes, securing a comfortable majority of the 492 lawmakers in the National Assembly's lower house, official final results showed. The tycoon-turned-politician will take up the position after Paetongtarn Shinawatra was removed from office a week ago following a court ruling. Anutin's election was overshadowed by the departure hours earlier of Thaksin Shinawatra, the former prime minister of Thailand, who abruptly left the country on Thursday,"
"Thaksin served as Thailand's prime minister until a 2006 coup ousted him while he was abroad. He briefly returned in 2008 but fled again before a corruption verdict. After years in exile, he came back in 2023 to serve an eight-year sentence, later reduced to one year by royal pardon. He was held in a hospital suite, sparking claims of special treatment. The Supreme Court will rule Tuesday on whether the Corrections Department acted legally in granting him early release."
Anutin Charnvirakul won 311 votes in the National Assembly's lower house, securing a majority of 492 lawmakers and becoming Thailand's prime minister. He will assume office after Paetongtarn Shinawatra was removed following a court ruling. The election was overshadowed by Thaksin Shinawatra's abrupt departure; he said he flew to Singapore for medical reasons but his jet diverted and landed in Dubai. Thaksin served as prime minister until a 2006 coup and returned in 2023 to serve a sentence later reduced by royal pardon. The Supreme Court will decide whether the Corrections Department acted legally in granting his early release.
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