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Prime Minister-designate Anutin Charnvirakul has vowed “no retaliation” against opponents as he pledged transparency and rule of law under his administration.

The Pheu Thai Party is looking to move on after its loss in the prime ministerial election on Friday, pledging to work as a real opposition party that prioritises straightforward politics, Pheu Thai MP Anusorn Iamsa-ard says.

The Bhumjaithai Party has confirmed that it is considering reviving the government’s “Khon La Khrueng” (Let’s Go Halves) co-payment scheme as part of efforts to stimulate Thailand’s slowing economy.

A headline in an international media outlet describing prime minister-elect Anutin Charnvirakul as “Thailand’s cannabis king” has some people fuming, but those in his own Bhumjaithai Party are not among them.

National security is now on the election agenda for political parties at a time when public trust in them has nosedived v The PP backing Bhumjaithai’s bid to form a new government does not bode well for Pheu Thai, observers say.