Overview

• Parliament elected Anutin last week and the king has since endorsed his appointment, making him Thailand’s third leader in two years.
• The opposition People’s Party backed his bid on the condition he dissolves the House within four months and advances charter reform, yet it declined to join his government.
• Anutin outlined priorities that include easing living costs, managing the Cambodia border tensions and tackling trafficking and scams, while acknowledging the hurdles of minority rule.
• Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet congratulated Anutin and voiced hopes to restore trust and calm along the shared frontier, though the dispute remains unresolved.
• A longtime minister and business heir, Anutin led Thailand’s 2022 cannabis decriminalization, leaving the industry watching for signals on future regulation under his premiership.