Overview

• Lawmakers voted on Sep 5 to endorse Anutin, whose appointment still requires the king’s formal approval.
• Anutin reaffirmed he will dissolve parliament and seek fresh polls within four months, meeting a condition set by the People’s Party.
• He assembled a coalition of opposition blocs that excluded Pheu Thai after court rulings sidelined its leaders.
• The Bhumjaithai leader is a staunch royalist best known for decriminalising cannabis in 2022, a move criticised for lax rollout.
• He commented on Thaksin Shinawatra’s sudden trip abroad before a court date, pledging no favouritism, persecution, or revenge.