"Thailand heads to the polls on February 8 amid a prolonged period of political instability. Since the last election some three years ago, the winning party has been dissolved and two prime ministers have been removed from office. The snap election was called in December, with the interim Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul facing a no-confidence vote and with tensions flaring along the border with Cambodia."
"Two major opinion polls, released in late January, showed the People's Party with a clear lead and its leader, Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut, as the voters' top choice for prime minister. The People's Party is the successor to the dissolved Move Forward and Future Forward parties. In the 2023 election, Move Forward won the most seats but was blocked from forming a government by a military-appointed Senate voting alongside elected lawmakers. The upper house no longer holds this power."
Thailand holds elections on February 8 amid prolonged political instability. Since the last election three years ago the winning party was dissolved and two prime ministers were removed. A snap election was called in December after interim Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul faced a no-confidence vote amid border tensions with Cambodia. The contest pits Anutin's conservative Bhumjaithai against the anti-establishment People's Party and Pheu Thai. The 2017 constitution favors a fragmented parliament, making an outright majority unlikely and forcing coalition bargaining. Two late-January polls show the People's Party leading and its leader, Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut, as the top prime minister pick, and the People's Party has softened former Move Forward positions to avoid legal reprisals.
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