Thai parliament to vote on new PM, as Thaksin jets off amid chaos

Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra leaves after a Thai criminal court cleared him of charges in a lese majeste case, also known as a royal insult case, under Section 112 of Thailand's Criminal Code, stemming from a 2015 interview he gave while in South Korea during his long stint in self-imposed exile, in Bangkok, Thailand, August 22, 2025. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa/File Photo