Pheu Thai Party

Thaksin’s Pheu Thai party elects Julapun as new leader

Observers say that whoever leads Pheu Thai will remain under the influence of Thaksin and his political dynasty

Some 33% of respondents said they support People’s Party, but Its leader Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut also saw endorsements from respondents slip to around 23% from 32%.

Reformist People’s Party still favourite as Thai elections loom: poll

[BANGKOK] The reformist People’s Party is still a favourite choice among Thais to run the country, with fresh elections expected to be held in the coming months, according to an opinion poll.

Thailand's former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra (centre) is escorted into a police van outside the Supreme Court in Bangkok after he was sentenced to a year in prison, Sep 9, 2025.

Thai ex-PM Thaksin begins first full day in prison

[BANGKOK] Thailand’s influential ex-prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra began his first full day in prison on Wednesday after a court ruled that he had improperly served a previous jail term in hospital...

Thailand's former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra arrives at the Supreme Court in Bangkok, Thailand, Sep 9, 2025. Police would take Thaksin into custody, a Reuters reporter who attended the verdict said.

Thai court orders Thaksin Shinawatra must serve one year in jail 

[BANGKOK] Thailand’s Supreme Court on Tuesday (Sep 9) ruled former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra must serve one year in jail because his detention in a VIP wing of a hospital in lieu of prison was...

Thaksin, the central figure in a tumultuous two-decade battle for power in Thailand, left on his private jet for Dubai late on Thursday, with his family’s ruling party Pheu Thai in disarray.

Thai parliament to vote on new PM, as Thaksin jets off amid chaos  

[BANGKOK] Thailand’s parliament was set to choose a new prime minister on Friday, after days of political chaos, in a vote that could be overshadowed by the dramatic departure from the country of its ...

Pheu Thai secretary general Sorawong Thienthong told AFP that acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai (pictured) “has submitted a house dissolution decree”.

Thailand’s acting PM moves to dissolve parliament: party

The decision could see the kingdom hold fresh elections before the year’s end

The move comes just days after a court dismissed Paetongtarn Shinawatra due to an ethics violation.

Thailand's ruling Pheu Thai party moves to dissolve parliament

Pheu Thai party says the process to dissolve parliament is underway

Parliament is due to hold a special session starting Wednesday and the secretary-general of the house told Reuters it could hold a vote on a new prime minister this week, if parties were ready to nominate a candidate.

Impasse in Thailand as big party stalls on deciding who to back for PM  

The opposition People’s Party will not join any government but with control of nearly a third of the house seats

A guilty verdict will end Paetongtarn Shinawatra's term as the nation’s youngest leader after just one year in power. An acquittal would return her to the office for the remainder of the government’s tenure until 2027.

Thai ruling party remains upbeat over PM Shinawatra’s fate ahead of verdict

[BANGKOK] Thailand’s ruling Pheu Thai party is optimistic that suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra will win a court case over alleged ethical misconduct that threatens to end her tenure.

On Tuesday, PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra was temporarily suspended from office until the court rules on a petition seeking her ouster for alleged ethical violations, over the handling of a long-running border dispute with neighbour Cambodia.

Thailand’s most divisive family may have no more moves left

Opinion polls show that an overwhelming majority of Thais are dissatisfied with PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra and her government’s performance