BANGKOK -- Thai lawmakers elected former Deputy Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul as the nation's prime minister on Friday, marking a change in government after two years of rule by a Pheu Thai Party-led coalition. But the new leader faces multiple constraints, including the promised dissolution of parliament within four months.
Turbulent Thailand
Anutin Charnvirakul elected Thailand's new prime minister
Bhumjaithai Party chief to lead the country, but not with a free hand
Bhumjaithai Leader Anutin Charnvirakul after he was elected Thailand's 32nd prime minister on Sept. 5. © Reuters
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