Thailand's new parliament elects Anutin as PM

Thailand's caretaker Prime Minister, Bhumjaithai Party leader and prime ministerial candidate Anutin Charnvirakul, interacts with Bhumjaithai Party Secretary-General Chaichanok Chidchob after Charnvirakul was elected Thailand's new prime minister at the parliament, in Bangkok, Thailand, March 19, 2026. -Reuters

BANGKOK: Thailand's new parliament on Thursday (March 19) elected Anutin Charnvirakul as prime minister, according to an AFP tally of the vote, keeping the conservative in the top office after his party routed its election rivals.

Anutin passed the 250-vote threshold to win the premiership, according to a tally by AFP journalists as the vote continued.