Thailand acting PM moves to dissolve parliament

Phumtham Wechayachai "has submitted a house dissolution decree".

03 Sep 2025 11:32am
Thailand's acting prime minister has moved to dissolve parliament, his party said on Sept 3, 2025 after the largest opposition party backed a rival candidate for prime minister. Photo by Lillian Suwanrumpha/AFP FILE PIX
Thailand's acting prime minister has moved to dissolve parliament, his party said on Sept 3, 2025 after the largest opposition party backed a rival candidate for prime minister. Photo by Lillian Suwanrumpha/AFP FILE PIX

BANGKOK - Thailand's acting prime minister has moved to dissolve parliament, his party said Wednesday, after the largest opposition party backed a rival candidate for prime minister.

Prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra was ousted last week by the Constitutional Court, leaving a power vacuum in the kingdom's top office.

Her Pheu Thai party -- still governing in a caretaker capacity -- was jostling for support from the largest opposition bloc the People's Party to confirm a new candidate for prime minister.

But just moments after the People's Party announced their crucial backing for a rival candidate, conservative tycoon Anutin Charnvirakul, Pheu Thai said they would seek to dissolve parliament.

Thailand's acting prime minister has moved to dissolve parliament, his party said on Sept 3, 2025 after the largest opposition party backed a rival candidate for prime minister. Photo by Lillian Suwanrumpha/AFP FILE PIX
Thailand's acting prime minister has moved to dissolve parliament, his party said on Sept 3, 2025 after the largest opposition party backed a rival candidate for prime minister. Photo by Lillian Suwanrumpha/AFP FILE PIX

Pheu Thai secretary general Sorawong Thienthong told AFP that acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai "has submitted a house dissolution decree". - AFP

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