Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut (left) addresses a press conference in Bangkok after he was named leader of the People’s Party on Aug 9, 2024. Looking on are party secretary-general Sarayut Jailak (second from left), deputy leader Sirakanya Tansakun and spokesman Parit Wacharasindhu, right. Mr Parit — a nephew of Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva — is the most likely choice to assume the party leadership if a change is needed, Mr Sarayut said. According to unofficial vote results, the People’s Party came second with 87 constituency MPs and the incumbent Bhumjaithai was likely to have 174 constituency MPs. However, the People’s Party won the party list election with 9.8 million votes while Bhumjaithai came second with 5.9 million, giving them a total of 118 and 193 seats, respectively.

Source: Bangkok Post February 11, 2026 10:35 UTC