The progressive People’s Party has admitted that it may not win to form a government in the 2026 general elections and has vowed to serve as an opposition party. Meanwhile, unofficial results show that the conservative Bhumjaithai party surprisingly emerged as a frontrunner, leading in the number of seats.

The People’s Party today (19 June) called on Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra to dissolve the House following the leaked audio clip of a conversation between Paetongtarn and Hun Sen, the former Cambodian Prime Minister and current President of the Cambodian Senate, as well as the Bhumjaithai Party’s announcement of its withdrawal from the coalition government.

Prime Minister Paetongtarn is now facing the first no-confidence motion since she assumed office in August 2024. The opposition is taking aim at Paetongtarn for her lack of leadership and perceived incompetence, the government's failure at improving the economy and implementing reforms, and the influence former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra - Paetongtarn's father - over Paetongtarn and her administration.

In the forthcoming no-confidence debate, the opposition People’s Party has omitted Thaksin Shinawatra’s formal name from its motion, replacing it with an indirect reference after concerns were raised regarding a violation of parliamentary regulations.