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Thai Prime Minister Dissolves Parliament

Thai PMPrime Minister Dissolves Parliament After Coalition Dispute

Thai Prime Minister Dissolves Parliament
Above: Anutin Charnvirakul at a seminar in Bangkok, Thailand, on Nov. 20, 2025. Image credit: Dario Pignatelli/Bloomberg/Getty Images

The Spin

Dissolving Parliament now makes perfect sense, whengiven that the prime minister has already prepared the necessary decree and simply needs to choose the optimal timing. Bhumjaithai's regular Tuesday meetings to prepare election candidates demonstrate responsible party planning, not a distraction from governance. Critics complaining about election preparations are just bitter former officials who lost their government posts and can't accept political reality.

Rushing Parliament dissolution ahead of the promised timeline exposes the fragility of a minority government clinging to power through precarious coalition deals. This accelerated push toward elections risks deepening Thailand's political volatility during serious economic challenges, including high household debt and sluggish tourism recovery. The gamble could easily backfire and unravel the fragile consensus that barely kept this administration afloat.

Metaculus Prediction

There's a 35% chance that Thailand will experience a successful coup d'etat before 2040, according to the Metaculus prediction community.


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