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EXPLAINED: Acting thai government moves to dissolve parliament | Rare Historical Photos

Anutin Charnvirakul, who received the backing of Thailand's largest opposition party to run the country, arrives at Government House in Bangkok on September 6, 2024 (Credit: AFP)

Thailand's acting prime minister has moved to dissolve parliament, his party said Wednesday, after the largest opposition party backed a rival candidate to lead the country.

Prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra was ousted by the Constitutional Court last week over her handling of a border row with Cambodia, leaving a power vacuum in the kingdom's top office as rival factions jostled to replace her.

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