Thailand’s parliament elected Anutin Charnvirakul as the country’s new Prime Minister on 5 September 2025, making him the nation’s third leader since 2023.

He won more than 247 votes, securing the majority backing of the 492 MPs sitting in the National Assembly’s lower house.

Anutin has been a mainstay in Thai politics throughout years of turmoil, positioning his Bhumjaithai Party strategically between warring elites embroiled in an intractable power struggle and guaranteeing its place in a succession of coalition governments.a