Thailand PM Anutin consolidates power with dominating election win


Election workers place information ahead of the general election at a polling station in Bangkok, Thailand, February 8, 2026. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

BANGKOK, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Thai Prime Minister Anutin ‌Charnvirakul's Bhumjaithai Party won a clear victory in Sunday's general election, raising the prospect that a more stable coalition may now succeed in bringing an end to a ‌period of prolonged political instability.

Anutin set the stage for the snap election in mid-December during a border conflict between Thailand and Cambodia, a move political analysts said ‌appeared to be timed by the conservative leader to cash in on surging nationalism.

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