The People's Party has decided to support Bhumjaithai Party leader Anutin Charnvirakul in his bid to become the new Prime Minister, while the Pheu Thai Party has submitted a request for royal approval to dissolve the House of Representatives.

Following the dismissal of former Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from office by the Constitutional Court, People’s Party leader Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut announced on 3 September that his party would support Mr. Anutin as Thailand’s 32nd Prime Minister under the condition that the new prime minister must dissolve the House of Representatives within four months after the Government delivers its policy statement, to pave the way for a general election.

In other requirements, amendments to the Constitution must be made, leading to the drafting of a new Constitution by an elected Constitution Drafting Assembly. The Bhumjaithai-led administration must operate as a minority government, with no effort to build a full majority coalition. The People’s Party, which has 143 MPs, emphasized that it would not join the Cabinet or accept any ministerial posts. It will continue to play the role of the opposition in monitoring the government’s policies and programs or in fulfilling checks and balances.

Mr. Anutin thanked the People's Party for its support for the Bhumjaithai Party to serve as the core in forming a new government. He also signed an agreement to accept all conditions proposed by the People's Party. Mr. Anutin said that his new government would also receive support from 146 MPs in the House of Representatives. 

Meanwhile, Acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai stated that he had submitted a draft royal decree on 2 September seeking His Majesty the King’s approval to dissolve the House of Representatives. The royal decree was submitted after the Pheu Thai Party failed to secure support from the People’s Party for its prime ministerial candidate, Mr. Chaikasem Nitisiri.

Mr. Phumtham said that the move was intended to resolve the current political crisis, citing it as a distortion of democratic norms in the parliamentary system.  The Pheu Thai Party’s legal team had discussed this issue and was of the view that it would be proper to dissolve the House of Representatives in order to return decision-making power to the people.