Prawit prepares to retire from politics after withdrawing as PM candidateListen to this articlePalang Pracharath leader Gen Prawit Wongsuwon visits the Suranaree Task Force base in Surin province on July 31, 2025, for a briefing on the border conflict between Thailand and Cambodia. (Photo: Palang Pracharath Party Facebook account)Palang Pracharath Party leader Prawit Wongsuwon has signalled his intention to step away from politics after withdrawing as the party’s prime ministerial candidate. His plan to end his political career had been widely expected after the retired general decided not to stand as the party’s prime ministerial candidate in the Feb 8 election. Gen Prawit played a key role in backing then army chief Prayut Chan-o-cha in the 2014 coup and in the subsequent governments led by Gen Prayut. Palang Pracharath secretary-general Treenuch Thienthong, who is also education minister in the current government, is set to be nominated as his replacement.

Source: Bangkok Post December 26, 2025 06:20 UTC