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Thailand election 2023
Latest news and updates on the Thailand general election which takes place on May 14, 2023. This vote is shaping up to be a battle between the pro-establishment groups of the ruling military-backed coalition and a pro-democracy camp of opposition parties.
Thailand’s former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra (R) hugs his daughter Paetongtarn Shinawatra upon his release at Klong Prem Central Prison in Bangkok on May 11, 2026. Thailand’s former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was released early from prison on May 11, raising the prospect of a return to the spotlight for the political heavyweight. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)
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Video | Thailand’s ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra released from prison

Thaksin has served 8 months since September 2025 for an abuse of power conviction.

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Thailand’s Pita hopes to rise again through reformist People’s Party successor

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Thailand’s ‘orange wave’ is back. Can it finally end conservative rule?

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Who is running for Thai PM? Unofficial campaign starts as parties name candidates

PM Anutin seeks re-election in a three-way race against People’s Party and Thaksin’s Pheu Thai amid constitutional referendum in February poll.

Supporters with placards back Thai PM Anutin Charnvirakul on the first day of candidate registration in Bangkok on Sunday. Photo: AFP
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Thailand’s sidelined reformists battle ‘baan yai’ dynasties to repeat poll win

It could become ‘everybody vs the People’s Party’ as old power networks unite to crush the movement that won the popular vote in 2023.

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Video | Ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra to serve 1 year in jail

The ruling is the latest blow for the once unstoppable Shinawatra family, just days after Thaksin’s daughter was removed as prime minister.

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Thailand’s unlikely political alliance sets stage for Anutin’s rise to power

As Thai lawmakers vote for a prime minister on Friday, the Bhumjaithai leader has received unexpected support from the People’s Party.

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Bhumjaithai party leader Anutin Charnvirakul leaves a press conference after securing the backing of opposition People’s Party to serve as Thailand’s next prime minister on Wednesday. Photo: AFP
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Will Thailand’s next PM be decided by the reformist opposition?

The People’s Party has demanded that any government it helps form must dissolve parliament within four months to hold a snap election.

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Video | Is the end near for Thailand’s most powerful political dynasty?

Paetongtarn Shinawatra has been removed as Thailand’s Prime Minister by the country’s Constitutional Court.

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As Thai court decides Paetongtarn’s fate, is this the end for the Shinawatras?

The suspended prime minister will find out if she can stay in office when the court rules on her phone call to Cambodia’s Hun Sen.

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Suspended Thai prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra greets the crowd as she arrives at the Constitutional Court on August 21. Photo: EPA
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Thaksin cleared of royal insult charges, but Thai politics remain tense

The acquittal offers relief, but uncertainty surrounds Thaksin’s political dynasty as his daughter, Paetongtarn, faces legal challenges.

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Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra waves after arriving at the Criminal Court to hear the court’s decision on charges of insulting the monarchy, in Bangkok, Thailand on Friday. Photo: EPA
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Thailand’s PM digs in as defections and legal challenge threaten her power

As Paetongtarn Shinawatra tries to bolster her coalition, she could face a court challenge from Thai senators and planned street protests.

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Thai opposition leader outpolls incumbent in preferred PM survey

Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut, leader of the People’s Party, was selected by 29.9 per cent of 2,000 respondents.

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Asian Angle | Thaksin’s return at Udon Thani election sparks play for national influence

The return of ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra turned a local election into a national political stage, aiming to motivate Pheu Thai’s voter base.

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Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra arrives to face charges of insulting the monarchy at the Criminal Court in Bangkok, Thailand, on August 19. Photo: EPA-EFE
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Thaksin is back, but can the Shinawatras win over a changing Thailand?

From coup to comeback, the Shinawatra clan’s restoration has thrust Thailand into a reckoning with its past – and an uncertain future.

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Thaksin Shinawatra and his daughter Paetongtarn arrive at Pheu Thai party headquarters in Bangkok before the royal endorsement ceremony appointing her as Thailand’s new prime minister on August 18. Photo: AP
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Opinion | Can the US lure a China-friendly Thailand back into its orbit?

As Thailand’s military exerts more control over the political process, the country has increasingly seen China as an alternative partner.

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Thailand’s new PM Paetongtarn to remain in father Thaksin’s ‘shadow’: analysts

Thaksin will ‘hold even more sway’ over policymaking behind the scenes, with pro-China stance expected to continue, observers note.

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Thailand’s Pheu Thai party chooses Paetongtarn Shinawatra as PM candidate

Thai politics has endured two decades of chronic instability marked by coups, street protests and court orders.

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Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra greets supporters with his youngest daughter Paetongtarn. Photo: AFP
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Thai court dissolves election winning reform party, bans executives from politics

The party was found guilty of attempting to overthrow the monarchy for its calls to reform the country’s royal defamation law.

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Asian Angle | Thailand’s grand compromise: is Thaksin’s deal with political foes in danger?

The unlikely alliance could yet stand the test of legal and political pressure despite four seemingly interconnected high-profile cases.

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Thai court delays decision on Move Forward Party’s dissolution case

The pro-democracy group is accused of attempting to overthrow the monarchy by promising to overhaul the royal defamation law.

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Move Forward Party’s former leader Pita Limjaroenrat speaks at a political event in Bangkok on May 19. Photo: EPA-EFE
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Thailand’s Move Forward party to ‘fight tooth and nail’ against dissolution

The election commission sought to disband Move Forward after the constitutional court in January ruled the group’s campaign to loosen Article 112 of the Thai penal code amounted to an attempt to overthrow the constitutional monarchy.

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Former Thai prime ministerial candidate and ex-Move Forward Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat arrives at the party headquarters in Bangkok. Pita stepped down as party leader in September and is now an adviser to his successor Chaithawat Tulathon. Photo: AFP
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Thailand’s ex-PM Thaksin to face trial for royal defamation

Thailand’s lese-majeste law, which carries up to 15 years in jail per conviction, has been wielded against pro-democracy activists in recent years.

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Thailand’s poll body asks court to disband party that won 2023 election

The move comes after a ruling by the Constitutional Court that said Move Forward violated the constitution with its plans to change a law against insulting the monarchy.

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Asian Angle | In Thailand, Srettha Thavisin is the prime minister, but is he really in charge?

Thailand’s politicians and foreign leaders have preferred to turn to Thaksin Shinawatra, even though the 75-year-old is serving a jail term for corruption.

Thailand’s Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin during the Asean-Australia Special Summit 2024 in Melbourne on Wednesday. Photo: Asean-Australia Special Summit 2024/via AFP
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Jailed ex-Thai leader Thaksin to be released Sunday, PM Srettha says

Thaksin has been in hospital detention since August, after making a dramatic homecoming from living abroad for 15 years in self-exile to avoid prison for a conflict of interest.

Jailed former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra will be released on February 18, the Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said on Saturday. Photo: AFP
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Former Thai PM Thaksin charged with royal insult

Thailand has some of the world’s strictest royal defamation laws protecting King Maha Vajiralongkorn and his close family, with each charge bringing a potential 15-year prison sentence.

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Jailed Thai ex-PM Thaksin qualifies for ‘special’ parole next month

Thaksin, whose eight-year jail sentence was commuted to a year following a royal pardon, qualifies for release on parole next month due to his age and health.

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