Who are the contenders to be Thailand's next prime minister? Here are contenders from among 93 eligible names parties have submitted as potential candidates for prime minister. Staying on as prime minister will depend on his bargaining power as much as it will the ballot box. He was elected to parliament in 2019 with the progressive Future Forward Party, a forerunner for the Move Forward Party and its latest incarnation, People's Party. He has recently been a more neutral figure in politics and a return as prime minister should not be ruled out if crisis and deadlock ensue.

Source: Bangkok Post February 04, 2026 04:39 UTC