Election strategies built on competenceListen to this articleThe Bhumjaithai Party unveils its electoral policies and reaffirms three 'technocrat' experts in the cabinet on Dec 24, 2025. For the upcoming election, political parties have already started to acknowledge this factional quota problem. Many wondered, therefore, if the next government would return to the norms of Thai cabinet appointments after the election. It named digital economy expert Karndee Leopairote as a candidate for the role of prime minister in addition to former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and former finance minister Korn Chatikavanij, known for his vast experience in the financial markets. All three parties have thus put administrative competence at the heart of their election strategies, even as it may come at the expense of promoting longtime party loyalists.

Source: Bangkok Post January 29, 2026 23:56 UTC