Published: 14:14, March 19, 2026 | Updated: 14:30, March 19, 2026
Anutin Charnvirakul re-elected Thailand's PM
By Xinhua
Thailand's caretaker Prime Minister and Bhumjaithai Party leader Anutin Charnvirakul (right) looks on during a vote at Parliament in Bangkok on March 19, 2026. Thailand's new parliament elected Anutin Charnvirakul as prime minister, according to an AFP tally of the vote, keeping the conservative in the top office after his party routed its election rivals. (PHOTO/AFP)

BANGKOK - Anutin Charnvirakul, a candidate from the Bhumjaithai Party, was re-elected Thailand's prime minister after securing a simple majority in a vote cast by the House of Representatives on Thursday.