Pheu Thai party leader Julapun Amornvivat held a press conference at around 21.15 on Sunday night (8 February), as the party is expected to gain around 80 seats in parliament, that the party is stepping aside to allow the party that comes first to form a government and is ready for any role in parliament even as an opposition party.

With two days to go before the general election and constitutional reform referendum this Sunday (8 February), major political parties are holding their final major campaign events in Bangkok on Friday evening (6 February)

With less than a month to go, Thailand is gearing up for a new government amid mounting challenges. Parties are ramping up their election campaigns to capture the voters’ mandate, particularly given the vast number of undecided voters this time. However, the question remains: will the upcoming election bring about significant reform?

Following Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul’s dissolution of the House of Representatives, several prominent public figures and academics have shared their perspectives on the challenges ahead as Thailand’s political parties prepare for the election.

Former Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has announced her decision to resign from her position as Pheu Thai Party leader.

The Acting PM Phumtham Wechayachai has submitted a petition seeking the King’s endorsement for a House dissolution in order to untangle the current political deadlock.

Thailand is at another crossroads after the Constitutional Court dismissed Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra over her phone call to Cambodian Senate President Hun Sen. The Pheu Thai Party and the Bhumjaithai Party are both trying to form a new government. Neither has enough votes backing their candidates. The main opposition People’s Party, with 143 seats in parliament, could change the game.

The Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has been removed from office by the Constitutional Court over the leaked call with Cambodia’s former leader Hun Sen. The new PM will be elected from the remaining candidates, with the Senate no longer allowed to vote.

Following the leaked call between Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra and Cambodia’s Senate President Hun Sen, Thai opposition parties have called on the PM to take responsibility by either resigning or dissolving the House of Representatives.

The Bhumjaithai Party has announced its withdrawal from the Pheu Thai-led government coalition just hours after the conversation between Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra and Cambodian Senate President Hun Sen was leaked, delivering another significant blow to the government.

An MP from the opposition People’s Party has accused Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra and her administration of being insincere in their promised political reform and Constitutional amendments.

The Network for People’s Amnesty has called on the opposition to raise the issue of political prosecutions in the no-confidence debate scheduled for 24-25 March, urging the government to fulfil its commitments to political detainees.