The attendance of 9 Privy Councillors at a National Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Command meeting on 19 May has sparked an online debate after the main opposition People’s Party issued a statement raising concerns about the propriety of their attendance as it could seem like they are interfering in government affairs.

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.

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)

Following Thursday's parliamentary session, the People's Party issued a statement calling on Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul to dissolve the House of Representatives to show responsibility.

Chaos erupted in the Thai parliament on Thursday night (11 December) after a joint sitting of MPs and senators voted to reject a proposal that future constitutional amendments be approved by a simple majority in the joint sitting, opting instead to revert to requiring support from at least one-third of senators.

The People’s Party has decided to back Anutin Charnvirakul, the Bhumjaithai Party’s candidate, in a vote for a new Prime Minister to replace former Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, who was dismissed by the Constitutional Court.

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.

A number of People’s Party MPs and former Move Forward Party (MFP) MPs said that they have received summonses from the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) regarding an ethics probe over their submission of a bill to parliament proposing amendments to the royal defamation law. If found guilty of an ethnics breach, they could be banned for life from standing for election.

Thailand’s Labour Protection Act currently allows 98 days maternity leave, with several groups pushing for an expansion to 180 days to align with global standards and to support working-class parents.

Following the dissolution of the Move Forward Party (MFP), formerly the largest opposition party which emerged with the highest number of seats following the May 2023 general election, its MPs have joined a new party named “People’s Party.”

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