Thailand's Pheu Thai Party to join Bhumjaithai Party-led coalition, PM Anutin says

Thailand's caretaker Prime Minister and Bhumjaithai Party leader Anutin Charnvirakul gestures as he walks to attend a cabinet meeting at the Government House, after the party won the general election, in Bangkok, Thailand, February 10, 2026. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa

BANGKOK, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Thailand's ⁠Bhumjaithai Party, which won Sunday's general election by ⁠a wide margin, will be joined by the third-place ‌Pheu Thai party to form a coalition government, Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Friday.

Anutin-led Bhumjaithai romped to a surprise victory on ​Sunday securing 193 seats in the 500-member ⁠House of Representatives, followed ⁠by the reformist People's Party with 118 seats and the ⁠populist ‌Pheu Thai at 74, according to Reuters' calculations based on election commission data.