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ANUTIN CHARNVIRAKUL

Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul pays respects to an image of King Maha Vajiralongkorn during the royal endorsement ceremony on Sunday in Bangkok.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 7, 2025
Cannabis-championing tycoon takes office as Thailand's prime minister
Anutin previously served as deputy prime minister, but is perhaps most famous for being the architect of Thailand's 2022 cannabis decriminalization.
Anutin Charnvirakul, Thailand's next prime minister, leaves parliament in Bangkok on Friday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 6, 2025
Thailand's next PM reaffirms promise for fresh election
Conservative tycoon Anutin Charnvirakul was confirmed by parliament on Friday, ending a weeklong power vacuum.
Anutin Charnvirakul, the leader of the Bhumjaithai party, ahead of his election as prime minister of Thailand, in parliament in Bangkok on Friday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 5, 2025
Thailand's Anutin Charnvirakul elected PM by parliament
Anutin trounced the candidate of the Shinawatra family's once-dominant ruling party to end a week of chaos and political deadlock.
Bhumjaithai Party leader Anutin Charnvirakul attends a press conference after securing the backing of opposition People's Party to serve as Thailand's next prime minister, in Bangkok on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 4, 2025
Thai prime minister frontrunner gets chance at leadership after six years
The rise of conservative politician Anutin Charnvirakul, who said he's been ready to be prime minister since 2019, is a testament to patience and savvy coalition building.
Paetongtarn Shinawatra, who was dismissed as Thailand's prime minister by the Constitutional Court last Friday, leaves the court in Bangkok following a news conference after her removal.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 1, 2025
Persecuted Thai pro-democracy party now poised to play kingmaker
The People’s Party, which has been in opposition since a 2023 election despite winning the most seats, is being courted by rival groups seeking to form a government.
Anutin Charnvirakul speaks during an interview in Bangkok in 2023. Anutin, whose father briefly served as Thailand’s caretaker leader in 2008, said late Friday that he had the support of enough lawmakers to become prime minister.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 30, 2025
Anutin leads race to become Thai PM with pledge to hold poll
Anutin, whose father briefly served as Thailand’s caretaker leader in 2008, said late Friday he had support of enough lawmakers to become prime minister.
Srettha Thavisin in Bangkok on Wednesday. He became the fourth Thai prime minister to be ousted by the Constitutional Court in the past two decades.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 15, 2024
Thai political upheaval shows royalists still firmly in charge
The difference this time is that former leader Thaksin Shinawatra is now in an alliance with his former conservative adversaries as part of a deal struck last year.

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