BANGKOK: Heir to a construction fortune and hobbyist jet pilot Anutin Charnvirakul is widely expected to remain Thailand's prime minister after this weekend's general election, regardless of the result. "I came into office with a majority in the parliament," Anutin told AFP on the campaign trail in Bangkok. But no overall majority is forecast, and analysts expect Anutin to emerge from the post-election negotiations at the head of a new coalition. His father was acting prime minister during a 2008 political crisis and went on to spend three years as interior minister. Three months after taking office, and before a late December ceasefire, Anutin dissolved parliament and called the election.

Source: The Star February 05, 2026 15:05 UTC