Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut

Leader of the Opposition and head of the People’s Party

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Born: May 18, 1987, Mueang Songkhla

Party: People's Party (Thailand, 2024)

Education: Taweethapisek School, Chulalongkorn University

Previous offices: Member of the House of Representatives of Thailand

Last updated Nov 2, 2026

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Thailand’s wartime snap election

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As of May 2026: Leading largest party in dissolved House; campaigning as chief rival to Anutin

Thailand's prime minister, Anutin Charnvirakul, dissolved parliament barely three months into his term. He called a snap election while Thai troops trade artillery fire with Cambodia along an 800-kilometre border.

Updated May 15