(March 9): Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, whose party won last month’s election, has finalised his new coalition to form a government that will steer the nation’s US$577 billion economy after decades of economic stagnation. The 59-year-old leader, in power since September after the court-ordered ouster of a rival, has secured a 15-party alliance in the 500-seat House of Representatives after the Feb 8 election, according to several local media including Thai PBS, which did not cite sources. The bloc commands the support of about 290 freshly-elected lawmakers and a vote to confirm the prime minister is expected in the coming weeks. Its key ally, Pheu Thai Party, with 74 seats, will be allocated nine cabinet positions, including a deputy prime minister and minister of agriculture. That person will then call another meeting for lawmakers to formally pick a new prime minister, likely within the following week.

Source: The Edge Markets March 09, 2026 05:32 UTC