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BANGKOK – Thailand’s legislative body is scheduled to meet Thursday, March 19, for a crucial vote to select the country’s next prime minister, according to an announcement Monday from House Speaker Sophon Zaram. The session follows the nation’s general elections held last month.<\/p>

Current caretaker Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul aims to secure his return to the top government position when the newly-elected parliament casts their ballots. His political party, Bhumjaithai, achieved a decisive win during the February 8 electoral contest, positioning him as the leading candidate for the role.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Thailand’s legislative body will convene Thursday to select a new prime minister following last month’s national elections. Current caretaker PM Anutin Charnvirakul hopes to retain his position after his party’s February victory.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":37554,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[832],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37555","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1773649303155.jpg?fit=450%2C300&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-9LJ","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":39273,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/thai-parliament-votes-on-new-prime-minister-as-anutin-seeks-leadership-role\/","url_meta":{"origin":37555,"position":0},"title":"Thai Parliament Votes on New Prime Minister as Anutin Seeks Leadership Role","author":"Admin","date":"March 19, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Thailand's parliament began voting Thursday on a new prime minister, with Anutin Charnvirakul of the Bhumjaithai party seeking approval to form a government. 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