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2026 Thai general election

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All 500 seats in theHouse of Representatives 251 seats needed for a majority
Registered	52,922,923 ( 1.31%)
Turnout	65.31% ( 10.33 pp)
Votes counted	94% as of10 February, 17:45ICT
First party Second party Third party   Candidate Anutin Charnvirakul Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut Yodchanan Wongsawat Party Bhumjaithai People's Pheu Thai Last election 71 seats 151 seats[a] 141 seats Seats won 193 118 74 Seat change 122 33 67 Constituency vote 9,993,777 7,864,475 5,789,512 % and swing 29.92% ( 16.43 pp) 23.55% ( 1.85 pp) 17.34% ( 7.20 pp) Party-list vote 5,964,814 9,802,658 5,158,066 % and swing 18.07% ( 15.08 pp) 29.70% ( 8.29 pp) 15.63% ( 13.21 pp)   Fourth party Fifth party   Candidate Thamanat Prompow Abhisit Vejjajiva Party Kla Tham Democrat Last election New 25 seats Seats won 58 22 Seat change New 3 Constituency vote 3,847,563 2,017,120 % and swing 11.52% (New) 6.04% ( 0.05 pp) Party-list vote 606,312 3,662,606 % and swing 1.84% (New) 11.10% ( 8.67 pp)
Results by constituency
Prime Minister before election Anutin Charnvirakul Bhumjaithai Prime Minister-designate Anutin Charnvirakul Bhumjaithai

General elections were held inThailand on 8 February 2026 in order to determine the composition of theHouse of Representatives. Areferendum was also held on the same day so as to determine whether the2017 constitution should be replaced with a new one.^[1]

After the2023 general election, three coalition governments were formed by the resulting parliament. After an initial attempt by the progressiveMove Forward Party was blocked by the senate,Pheu Thai split off to form governments with conservative and pro-military parties, first underSrettha Thavisin and later underPaetongtarn Shinawatra. Both administrations collapsed, with Srettha removed by a court ruling in 2024 and Paetongtarndismissed by the Constitutional Court in 2025.

In September 2025, an agreement was made between thePeople's Party andBhumjaithai Party to supportAnutin Charnvirakul as the Prime Minister, with a requirement for Anutin to dissolve the House within 4 months after the presentation of the government's policy platform.^[2] The House was dissolved on 12 December 2025,^[3][4] with a snap election being required within 60 days. The election was scheduled for 8 February 2026, the latest possible date.^[5]

The election resulted in the Bhumjaithai Party winning the most in the House of Representatives with 193 seats. The People's Party, led byNatthaphong Ruengpanyawut, followed in second place with 118 seats. Pheu Thai, led byYodchanan Wongsawat, came in third with 74 seats.^[6] There was a large drop in turnout, which was 10.47 percentage points down compared to the last election.

The election was a victory forconservatism andnationalism in Thailand. Bhumjaithai was seen as benefiting from nationalist sentiments afterThailand's recent clash with Cambodia.^[7] While the other two major parties performed respectably, they ultimatelyfragmented thecentrist andprogressive vote.^[8]

The previous election in 2023 saw a shift towards progressive parties, with the Move Forward Party winning 151 seats followed by the Thaksin-aligned Pheu Thai Party. The governing coalition of conservative parties only won 15% of the seats, with Bhumjaithai being the only one to increase their numbers.^[9][10] Move Forward initially formed an eight party coalition with Pheu Thai,Thai Sang Thai,Prachachat,Thai Liberal, New Social Power,Thai Ruam Palang and theFair Party. The coalition had a total of 313 MPs, giving them a majority in the House of Representatives.^[10] However, under the transitory provisions of the 2017 constitution, the PM was to be chosen by both elected MPs and junta-appointed Senators. As such, Move Forward's leaderPita Limjaroenrat failed to gain enough votes to become PM.^[10] The opportunity to form government passed to Pheu Thai who formed a coalition excluding Move Forward that included conservative parties such as Bhumjaithai, and the military-backedPalang Pracharath andUnited Thai Nation Parties.^[11] Their candidate, Srettha Thavisin, was elected PM on 22 August with the support of most Senators.^[10]

This will be the third election under the2017 constitution, which was implemented under theNational Council for Peace and Order (the junta that took power in the2014 Thai coup d'état), and the first after the expiration of the constitution's five-year transitory provision that gave thesenate voting rights to choose the prime minister in a joint session of parliament. As such, unlike in 2023 when the junta-appointed senate (whose term also ends after five years) blocked the election's winner from forming government, this time the outcome of the election should determine the resulting government.^[2][12]

On 3 August 2023, Move Forward MP Nakhonchai Khunnarong resigned over his criminal record, but Move Forward held Rayong 3rd district after Phongsathorn Sornpetchnarin won theby-election.^[13] On 28 September, Move Forward MP for Phitsanulok 1st district Padipat Suntiphada left the party to retain his position as FirstDeputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of Thailand, which the opposition party is barred from holding.^[14] As sitting MPs are required to be members of political parties, Padipat joined the Fair Party on 31 October increasing that party's total seats to two.^[15] In November 2023, amid a sexual assault scandal, Move Forward expelled two MPs: Wuttiphong Thonglour of Prachinburi on 1 November and Chaiyamparwaan Munphianchit of Bangkok on 7 November.^[16] By the end of November, Chaiyamparwaan joined theThai Progress Party as its only MP whilst Wuttiphong joined theChart Pattana Party and increased its number of MPs to three.^[17] On 30 August 2023, the sole MP and leader of the Thai Liberal Party,Sereepisuth Temeeyaves, resigned his seat and was replaced by Mangkorn Yontrakul also from the Thai Liberal.^[18]

On 7 August 2024, Move Forward was dissolved by the Constitutional Court over the party's campaign to amend Thailand'slèse-majesté laws.^[13] The dissolution accompanied five sitting party-list MPs receiving 10-year bans from politics: Pita Limjaroenrat,Chaithawat Tulathon, Apichart Sirisunthon, Bencha Saengchantra and Suthep U-on. As party-list seats, no by-elections were held and the five seats remained vacant.^[19] The remaining 143 MPs joined the Thinkakhao Chaovilai party, who held no seats, and the party was renamed to the People's Party on 9 August.^[20][21] Additionally, Padipat also received a 10-year ban and the Fair Party dropped to one MP.^[22] Phitsanulok 1st district was won by Pheu Thai candidate Jadet Jantar on 15 September, defeating the People's Party who won the seat as Move Forward in 2023.^[23]

On 5 October 2024, party-list and sole MP for theNew Party Kritdithat Sangthanyothin was expelled from the party. The following day, New Social Power's sole MP Chao Writthit Kachornpongkitti of Nan 1st district was also expelled.^[24][25] Buncha Dechjerongsirikul, party-list MP and leader of theParty of Thai Counties, left the party on 15 October.^[26] Preeda Boonpleng, sole MP of theThai Teachers for People, was expelled on 21 October.^[27] All four MPs joined theKla Tham Party by the end of October, increasing Kla Tham's number of seats to four.^[28] On 11 December 2024,Thamanat Prompow and his faction of 19 other MPs were expelled by the Palang Pracharath Party and officially joined Kla Tham on 19 December, boosting Kla Tham to 24 seats and making it a medium size party.^[29] In 2025, Kla Tham saw further defections to it. On 18 April 2025, Ekarat Changlao of Khon Kaen was expelled by Bhumjaithai amid aembezzlement scandal and joined Kla Tham.^[30][31]

On 27 April 2025, Bhumjaithai lost a seat when Kla Tham candidate Kongkiat Katesombat won a by-election in Nakhon Si Thammarat 8th district after Bhumjaithai MP Mukdawan Loengseenil was disqualified for electoral fraud.^[32][33]Pichet Chuamuangpan of Pheu Thai was disqualified by the Constitutional Court for misusing funds on 1 August.^[34] His seat, Chiang Rai 7th district, continued to be held by Pheu Thai after Sa-nga Prommuang won the by-election on 14 September.^[35] On 28 September, Bhumjaithai candidate Chintawan Traisaranakul won Sisaket 5th district from Pheu Thai following the death of MP Amornthep Sommai in June 2025.^[36][37] Bhumjaithai won another seat from Pheu Thai in the by-election for Kanchanaburi 4th district on 19 October. Wisuda Vicheansil won the seat following the resignation of his father Sakda Vicheansil to join Bhumjaithai.^[38] On 7 September, Pheu Thai party-list MPNoppadon Pattama resigned.^[39]

The following table depicts the number of seats held by each party by time the House was dissolved.

Affiliation		Members
		Elected[40]	Current[41]	Change
	People's	0	143	143
	Pheu Thai	141	140	1
	Bhumjaithai	71	71
	United Thai Nation	36	36
	Kla Tham	0	26	26
	Democrat	25	25
	Palang Pracharath	40	20	20
	Chart Thai Pattana	10	10
	Prachachart Party	9	9
	Thai Sang Thai	6	6
	Chart Pattana	2	3	1
	Thai Ruam Palang	2	2
	Fair Party	1	1
	Thai Liberal	1	1
	New Democracy	1	1
	Thai Progress	0	1	1
	Move Forward[b]	151	0	151
	New Party	1	0	1
	Thai Counties	1	0	1
	New Social Power	1	0	1
	Teachers for People	1	0	1
	Independent[c]	0	0
Total		500	495	5
Vacant		N/A	5	5
Government majority		N/A	170	170

Move Forward press conference after its dissolution in 2024.

Same-sex marriage became legal in Thailand in 2025.

Anutin withHun Manet signing theKuala Lumpur Peace Accord

Civilians displaced byborder clashes with Cambodia, 2025.

Between the 2023 and 2026 elections, Thailand had three prime ministers from two parties succeed each other. Srettha Thavisin lasted 358 days but was dismissed by the Constitutional Court on 14 August 2024 over his appointment ofPichit Chuenban to his cabinet.^[42][43] He was succeeded by Paetongtarn Shinawatra from Pheu Thai who was prime minister for little over a year but was suspended on 1 July 2025. Following a skirmish between Thai and Cambodian soldiers on 28 May 2025, aborder crisis and conflict ensued between the two countries leading to a political crisis after an attempted assassination. A controversial phone call held between Paetongtarn and Cambodian Senate PresidentHun Sen wasleaked in June, leading to the withdrawal of Bhumjaithai from the coalition and her suspension as PM.^[44] The Constitutional Court removed her as prime minister on 29 August.^[45] Paetongtarn is the daughter of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra who returned to Thailand in 2023 after 15-years in exile on the same day Srettha became prime minister.^[46] Controversially, Thaksin did not spend a complete day in prison as he was transferred to thePolice General Hospital; he was later released on parole on 13 January 2024.^[43] During both Srettha and Paetongtarn's premierships, Thaksin was routinely accused of being the 'power behind the throne'. On 9 September 2025, in the14th floor case, Thaksin was sentenced to a year in prison by theSupreme Court.^[47][48]

Following the removal of Paetongtarn, both Pheu Thai and Bhumjaithai sought the support of the People's Party to back their candidates. The People's Party formally confirmed its support for Bhumjaithai leader Anutin Charnvirakul to become prime minister.^[44] The agreement between the two parties was on the condition that Anutin dissolve the House within four months, Bhumjaithai must maintain a minority coalition, and must also initiate the process of amending the 2017 constitution and hold a referendum if required.^[49] Acting prime ministerPhumtham Wechayachai's attempt to dissolve the House was rejected over concerns about whether an acting prime minister had the powers to do so.^[44] Anutin was elected prime minister on 5 September 2025 and was formally sworn two days later.^[44] In the three months prior to the early dissolution, he signed theKuala Lumpur Peace Accord on 26 October, which led to an uneasy and unstable peace agreement until military engagements and re-escalation restarted on 7 December.^[50] His government was criticised for its response to online scam networks, and severe flooding inSongkhla province in the wake ofCyclone Senyar and a controversial2025 SEA Games made negative reception.^[50][51] Amid rumours of an early dissolution, the House was formally dissolved on 12 December before a vote of no-confidence by the People's Party could go through.^[51][52]

As in the 2023 election, the electoral system followed that of the 2021 amendment of the 2017 constitution. The 500 members of theHouse of Representatives were elected byparallel voting. 400 seats were elected from single-member constituencies byfirst-past-the-post voting and 100 seats by proportional representation. Voters cast separate ballots for the two sets of seats.^[53]

Under the2017 Thai constitution, prime ministers may only be chosen from a pre-declared list of candidates. Each party may submit up to three names and must have at least 5% (25 members) in the House of Representatives to receive eligibility. Candidates did not have to be amember of parliament (MP).

People's Party[54]			Bhumjaithai Party[55]
Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut	Sirikanya Tansakun	Veerayooth Kanchoochat	Anutin Chanrnvirakul	Sihasak Phuangketkeow
Leader of the Opposition (2024–2025)	Deputy Leader of the People's Party (since 2024)	Deputy Leader of the People's Party (since 2024)	Prime Minister (since 2025)	Minister of Foreign Affairs (since 2025)

Pheu Thai Party[56]			Kla Tham Party[57]
Yodchanan Wongsawat	Julapun Amornvivat	Suriya Juangroongruangkit	Thamanat Prompow
Vice president of research atMahidol University (since 2025)	Leader of the Pheu Thai Party (Since 2025)	Deputy Prime Minister (2024–2025)	Deputy Prime Minister (since 2025)

On 12 December, prime minister Anutin Charnvirakul submitted a draft royal decree toKing Vajiralongkorn to dissolve the House of Representatives. On the same day, theRoyal Gazette published a royal decree dissolving the House. A general election must be held between 45 and 60 days from the House's dissolution – setting 8 February 2026 as the latest date to hold an election.^[58] On 15 December, theElection Commission announced that the general election will be held on 8 February 2026, with the official results to be announced on 9 April whereby the new House will then convene to elect a new prime minister and parliamentary speakers within 15 days.^[59]

On 16 December, Pheu Thai announced its three candidates for prime minister, namelyYodchanan Wongsawat (the son of former prime ministerSomchai Wongsawat and nephew of Thaksin Shinawatra), party leaderJulapun Amornvivat, andSuriya Juangroongruangkit.^[60][61] On 20 December, the Election Commission opened registration for advance voting, which will last up to 5 January 2026. On the first day of registration, 98,900 voters had already registered.^[62] On 22 December, theDemocrat Party officially began its election campaign with its slogan "Thailand Out of Poverty". The launch coincided with the presentation of 33 Democrat candidates to contest every Bangkok constituency.^[63] Thai Sang Thai pledges to introduce three flagship anti-corruption measures if elected.^[64]

On 23 December, the Kla Tham Party announced Thamanat Prompow as its sole prime ministerial candidate.^[65] On 24 December, Bhumjaithai backtracked on previous announcements by declaring Anutin as its sole candidate for prime minister.^[66] The following day Minister of Foreign Affairs Sihasak Phuangketkeow was named as Bhumjaithai's second candidate for prime minister as a backup.^[67] On 25 December, Pheu Thai announced its list of 500 candidates to contest every House seat.^[68] Anutin ruled out any coalition between Bhumjaithai and parties seeking to amend Article 112 onLèse-majesté following statements by Natthaphong that the People's Party would never vote for Anutin to become prime minister again.^[69]

On 26 December, the Democrat Party announced its three candidates for Prime Minister (Abhisit Vejjajiva,Korn Chatikavanij, and Karndee Leopairote) at its headquarters in Bangkok.^[70] Palang Pracharath Party leaderPrawit Wongsuwon announced his intention to retire from politics after withdrawing as one of the party's three prime ministerial candidates.^[71] His withdrawal as a prime ministerial candidate was joined by deputy party leaderThirachai Phuvanatnaranubala, who also announced his withdrawal from politics.^[72] On 28 December, representatives from 52 political parties registered their parties' list of PM and party-list candidates.^[73]

A total of 57 political parties registered party lists. The first 52 party numbers were selected by lottery, and the last five were selected chronologically.^[74][75]

Alongside the general election, voters were asked to participate in a referendum regarding a proposed rewrite of the country's2017 Constitution.^[76]

The advance voting on 1 February saw many complaints of issues with the election process. One reported issue, which was also seen in the previous election, was that election officials wrote wrong codes on ballot envelopes, raising concerns that the ballots might end up in a different district and therefore be counted for the wrong candidate.^[85] Voters also reported missing or incorrect on information boards at some polling stations.^[86] This included cases where a candidate's information was entirely missing from the information board. In some of these cases, it was reported that polling station officials initially claimed that the missing candidates had been disqualified and only later rectified the mistake. Those affected included candidates from the People's Party,^[87] Pheu Thai Party,^[88] and Democrat Party.^[89]

Irregularities were also reported on election day, with theelection observation platformVote62 receiving over 5,000 reports from citizens.^[90][91]

In Chonburi Constituency 1, a large crowd gathered on 9 February to demand a recount following allegations of irregularities, including misplaced and improperly sealed ballot boxes, power outages during vote counting, vote total discrepancies, and vote tally sheets being found in a rubbish bin.^[92][93] The crowd remained guarding the ballot boxes overnight awaiting a decision by the Election Commission, which after a meeting asked for two days to gather and consider evidence before determining whether there would be a recount.^[94] A similar incident of crowds gathering to ask for a recount and guarding ballot boxes also occurred in Maha Sarakham Constituency 1.^[95]

Following these and similar allegations, the People's Party formally requested recounts in 18 constituencies.^[96] One of its former MPs,Wiroj Lakkhanaadisorn, filed a police report against members of the Election Commission in Chonburi.^[97] The Pheu Thai Party also urged the Election Commission to investigate and address the concerns.^[98]Korn Chatikavanij, deputy leader of the Democrat Party, criticized the Election Commission, expressing disappointment that citizens were unable to feel trust in the election process.^[99]Pirapan Salirathavibhaga, the leader of the United Thai Nation Party, posted on his Facebook account demanding a nationwide recount.^[100] The Prachachart Party issued a statement asking the Election Commission to investigate irregularities in Pattani and Narathiwat Constituency 4,^[101] and the Bhumjaithai candidate in Narathiwat Constituency 3 asked for a recount in that constituency.^[102] Former Election Commission memberSomchai Srisutthiyakorn [th] criticized the commission's failure to comply with regulations in Chonburi Constituency 1, stating that election showed serious signs of fraud. He furthered stated that even a recount might not be enough due to the possibility of tampering with improperly sealed boxes and suggested that a repeat election might have to be held in the constituency.^[103]

On 12 February, the Election Commission rejected the requests for recounts in Chonburi and Maha Sarakham, stating that its investigation did not find credible evidence. In the same press briefing, it ordered new elections for three polling stations: one in Bangkok where ballots were damaged by rain, and two in Nan and Udon Thani, where polling station officials incorrectly tore ballots.^[104] It also ordered a recount of the votes in Pathum Thani Constituency 7, which had been subject to complaints that officials failed to properly count votes in view of the public.^[105]

Incumbent prime ministerAnutin Charnvirakul of theBhumjaithai Party claimed victory at 21:19 IST with the party projected to win 194 seats, while the oppositionPeople's Party is projected to win just over 116 seats with their leaderNatthaphong Ruengpanyawut similarly conceding the election. ThePheu Thai Party, led byYodchanan Wongsawat, came third with 76 seats.^[106][6]

94% reporting
Party		Party-list			Constituency			Total seats	+/–
		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
	People's Party	9,802,658	29.70	31	7,864,475	23.55	87	118	–33
	Bhumjaithai Party	5,964,814	18.07	19	9,993,777	29.92	174	193	+122
	Pheu Thai Party	5,158,066	15.63	16	5,789,512	17.34	58	74	–67
	Democrat Party	3,662,606	11.10	12	2,017,120	6.04	10	22	–3
	Economic Party	1,047,721	3.17	3	366,414	1.10	0	3	New
	United Thai Nation Party	706,918	2.14	2	293,799	0.88	0	2	–34
	Pheu Chart Thai Party	629,628	1.91	2	459	0.00	0	2	+2
	Kla Tham Party	606,312	1.84	2	3,847,563	11.52	56	58	New
	Ruam Jai Thai Party	404,166	1.22	1	2,638	0.01	0	1	+1
	Prachachat Party	401,636	1.22	1	288,759	0.86	4	5	–4
	New Party	294,502	0.89	1	653	0.00	0	1	0
	Thai Sub Thawee Party	285,497	0.86	1	2,440	0.01	0	1	New
	New Democracy Party	238,289	0.72	1	21,091	0.06	0	1	0
	New Dimension Party	230,307	0.70	1	1,205	0.00	0	1	+1
	Thai Pakdee Party	226,738	0.69	1	30,739	0.09	0	1	+1
	Thai Sang Thai Party	185,875	0.56	1	136,394	0.41	1	2	–4
	United People's Power Party	182,628	0.55	1	1,701	0.01	0	1	New
	Thai Liberal Party	170,765	0.52	1	15,407	0.05	0	1	0
	New Alternative Party	157,020	0.48	1	19,362	0.06	0	1	+1
	Thai Ruam Palang Party	152,444	0.46	1	341,328	1.02	5	6	New
	Palang Pracharath Party	130,730	0.40	1	466,641	1.40	4	5	–35
	Movement Party	108,617	0.33	0	30,064	0.09	0	0	New
	Thai Kao Mai Party	99,520	0.30	0	98,831	0.30	0	0	0
	New Palangdharma Party	84,075	0.25	0	50	0.00	0	0	0
	New Opportunity Party	74,806	0.23	0	175,563	0.53	1	1	New
	Power Thai Party	67,112	0.20	0	280	0.00	0	0	0
	Thai Citizen Party	65,782	0.20	0	20,660	0.06	0	0	0
	Rak Chart Party	63,812	0.19	0	15,138	0.05	0	0	New
	Thai Population Party	57,168	0.17	0	420	0.00	0	0	0
	Thai Prompt Party	56,513	0.17	0	5,548	0.02	0	0	0
	Futurise Thailand Party	55,856	0.17	0	215	0.00	0	0	New
	Thai Teachers for People Party	52,331	0.16	0	152	0.00	0	0	–1
	Nation Building Labour Party	50,882	0.15	0	7,814	0.02	0	0	0
	Thaichana Party	48,756	0.15	0	1,316	0.00	0	0	0
	Thai Progress Party	46,794	0.14	0	1,705	0.01	0	0	0
	Party of Thai Counties	44,614	0.14	0	1,515	0.00	0	0	–1
	Vision Mai Party	40,508	0.12	0	9,320	0.03	0	0	New
	Klong Thai Party	33,957	0.10	0	338	0.00	0	0	0
	Fair Party	32,363	0.10	0	6,740	0.02	0	0	–1
	Thailand's Future Party	27,704	0.08	0	2,146	0.01	0	0	0
	Thai People's Party	26,484	0.08	0	45,824	0.14	0	0	0
	Party for the Country	23,196	0.07	0	10,745	0.03	0	0	New
	Green Party	22,233	0.07	0	996	0.00	0	0	0
	Palang Thai Rak Chart Party	20,837	0.06	0	1,452	0.00	0	0	0
	Thai Morality Party	20,548	0.06	0	1,492	0.00	0	0	0
	Thai Social Democratic Party	18,391	0.06	0	806	0.00	0	0	0
	Independent Party	16,417	0.05	0	3,742	0.01	0	0	0
	Promp Party	16,093	0.05	0	784	0.00	0	0	0
	Phue Cheevit Mai Party	13,094	0.04	0	320	0.00	0	0	New
	Land of Dharma Party	12,640	0.04	0	139	0.00	0	0	0
	Fusion Party	12,284	0.04	0	1,848	0.01	0	0	New
	Plung Sungkom Mai Party	10,857	0.03	0	496	0.00	0	0	–1
	New Aspiration Party	8,789	0.03	0	176	0.00	0	0	0
	Farmer Network of Thailand Party	8,371	0.03	0	458	0.00	0	0	0
	Thai Ruam Thai Party	7,571	0.02	0	94	0.00	0	0	0
	Thai Nation's People Volunteer Party	5,305	0.02	0	135	0.00	0	0	New
	Thai Pitak Tham Party	5,236	0.02	0	1,416	0.00	0	0	New
None of the above		1,010,605	3.06	–	1,446,622	4.33	–	–	–
Total		33,009,441	100.00	100	33,396,837	100.00	400	500	0
Valid votes		33,009,441	95.50		33,396,837	96.44
Invalid/blank votes		1,556,201	4.50		1,234,047	3.56
Total votes		34,565,642	100.00		34,630,884	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		52,922,923	65.31		52,922,923	65.44
Source: Election Commission[107]

On 13 February, Bhumjaithai reached an agreement to form a coalition government with Pheu Thai.^[108]

Incumbent prime ministerAnutin Charnvirakul declared victory following the elections. While acknowledging that the official number ofMPs have not yet been certified, Anutin stated that the party accepted the expectations from voters that Bhumjaithai would help form the next government. He also promised to govern with integrity, uphold democracy, and congratulated MPs from all parties who won their seats. When asked which coalition Bhumjaithai would make, Anutin stated that he would hold a meeting with the party's executive committee and wait for figures to stabilise.^[109]

Democrat leaderAbhisit Vejjajiva stated that the party was prepared to take an opposition role, acknowledging that the Democrats won about 20 seats in the House of Representatives. While accepting that the Democrats fell short in Bangkok, he noted the party's party-list support had significantly increased compared to past elections. Abhisit also pledged to fight corruption and ensure clean governance. When asked about the party's position if invited to a coalition, Abhisit iterated that coalition formation would depend on party conditions, stating that the Democrats would not support any arrangement relating todark money. He added that the party had not been immediately contacted for coalition talks.^[110]

Deputy Prime MinisterThamanat Prompow first noted that the results exceeded expectations, especially in northern Thailand. He remained confident that the party would surpass more than 50 seats, emphasizing how the ministers and candidates of theKla Tham Party were actively working in their respective constituencies throughout the campaign. Thamanat remarked that the party was still waiting for a invitation of Bhumjaithai to renew their past coalition.^[111]

People's Party leaderNatthaphong Ruengpanyawut accepted the preliminary results that indicated the party was unlikely to finish first. After thanking voters, Natthaphong remarked how the constitutional referendum appeared to be approved by the public. He agreed that the party would respect parliamentary process, and to lead the opposition if Bhumjaithai managed to form a government. Natthaphong reiterated that it would not join a government led by a Bhumjaithai prime minister and that it would not form a rival coalition against a potential Bhumjaithai government.^[112]

Pheu Thai leaders also thanked their supporters after the party placed third in the election. Former Deputy Finance MinisterJulapun Amornvivat stated that Pheu Thai respected the democratic process and accepted that government formation was the responsibility of Bhumjaithai. Julapun stated that the party was ready to serve the public, whether in government or opposition. He noted that no discussions on coalition participation had taken place and would also review factors behind its lower performance following the completion of the vote count.^[113]

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