Thailand's parliament is set Friday to vote in a right-wing tycoon as prime minister, ousting the nation's dominant political dynasty from office after their leader was sacked by court order.

Since 2023 elections, the Pheu Thai party of the powerful Shinawatra family has monopolised Thailand's top office, but a court ruling last week saw dynasty heiress Paetongtarn Shinawatra sacked from the post.

Rushing into the power vacuum, construction magnate Anutin Charnvirakul has secured backing from enough opposition blocs likely to give him a comfortable majority in the fractured lower house.

Voting is due from around 10:00 am (0300 GMT) in the parliament building constructed by his family firm.

"The only common enemy among different political parties is whoever is an enemy of the country,"

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