Overview
- The Royal Gazette published the decree dissolving the House of Representatives, triggering an election within 45 to 60 days, likely in late January or early February.
- Anutin Charnvirakul now leads a caretaker administration with limited powers that cannot approve a new budget until a new parliament is seated.
- Officials cited a legislative impasse with the People's Party after wrangling over constitutional amendment procedures and a threatened no-confidence motion.
- Fighting along the Thai‑Cambodian border has entered a fifth day with at least 20 reported deaths, close to 200 wounded, and hundreds of thousands displaced as Anutin says security operations will continue.
- U.S. President Donald Trump reiterated plans to call leaders in Bangkok and Phnom Penh to seek de-escalation, while analysts say nationalist sentiment could boost Anutin even as a clear majority remains unlikely.