Overview

• A royal decree read in Bangkok confirmed Anutin’s appointment, making him Thailand’s third leader in two years.
• The Bhumjaithai chief won a parliamentary vote after securing crucial backing from the People’s Party, which pressed for a rapid return to the polls.
• Anutin said he will move quickly to form a cabinet and honor coalition commitments, while any dissolution of Parliament requires royal assent.
• His elevation follows the Constitutional Court’s removal of Paetongtarn Shinawatra over her handling of the recent Cambodia border crisis.
• Former premier Thaksin Shinawatra left Thailand for medical reasons and is now in Dubai, with the Supreme Court due to rule on Sept. 9 on the legality of his early release.