Embattled Thai PM Reshuffles Cabinet as Crisis Rages
THAILAND, JUN 22 – Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra faces a fragile coalition and judicial challenges after a leaked call with Cambodia's Hun Sen escalated border tensions and political unrest, officials said.
- Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra began a cabinet reshuffle due to a political crisis from a leaked phone call, which may threaten her government.
- The Bhumjaithai party left the coalition led by Paetongtarn's Pheu Thai party, reducing its majority.
- Pheu Thai secretary general Sorawong Thienthong stated that all 10 remaining parties will support the government.
- Conservative senators filed a petition with the Constitutional Court to remove Paetongtarn from office regarding her conduct during a phone call.
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New push to oust PM for 'treason' after Hun Sen call
Former leaders from across Thailand's political spectrum have joined forces under a new alliance dubbed "United for the Nation" to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, with a rally set for next Saturday at Democracy Monument.
·Bangkok, Thailand
Read Full ArticleIs Thailand heading for a military coup as PM Paetongtarn’s credibility is increasingly at stake?
Paetongtarn Shinawatra has barely stayed in office for a year, and talk of the town is that power might get transferred to the military, a state that the Southeast Asian nation was able to get out of two years ago
·Mumbai, India
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