Thailand's Anutin seeks new mandate as parliament votes on prime minister

Thailand's Anutin seeks new mandate as parliament votes on prime minister

BANGKOK: Thailand's Anutin Charnvirakul will seek to be elected back to power on Thursday (Mar 19) in a parliamentary vote on a prime minister that could usher in a rare period of stability for a country long plagued by political drama and turmoil.In a stunni…

Anutin, a staunch royalist, has been a mainstay in Thai politics, weathering two decades of upheaval by positioning Bhumjaithai strategically between warring elites entangled in an intractable power … [+1205 chars]