CIVICUS discusses the appointment of Thailand’s new prime minister with Sunai Phasuk, Senior Researcher for Thailand at Human Rights Watch’s Asia division.
On 5 September, Thailand’s parliament appointed Anutin Charnvirakul as the country’s new prime minister, the third in two years. The Constitutional Court dismissed his predecessor, centre-left Paetongtarn Shinawatra, for alleged ethical violations. Charnvirakul, a conservative, has pledged to hold a fresh election within four months. But with courts repeatedly overturning elected governments, political instability is likely to continue.