Concerns are mounting that entrenched interests — within Bhumjaithai and among coalition partners — could constrain the Fab Three’s ability to execute policy. Analysts warn the Fab Three may face resistance from fellow cabinet ministers whose priorities are shaped less by policy outcomes than by political calculation. Some Pheu Thai sources are unhappy that senior party figures pressured Pheu Thai prime ministerial candidate Yodchanan Wongsawat to be the public face of the party’s “surrender” to Bhumjaithai. He is the son of Yaowapa Wongsawat, sister of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra. A Pheu Thai executive described the decision to join a Bhumjaithai-led government as a political gamble with “50-50” odds.

Source: Bangkok Post February 21, 2026 08:16 UTC