US EditionThailand's Cabinet on Saturday Appointed Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai to Serve as Acting Prime Minister
- Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai has been appointed as acting prime minister with full authority following the suspension of Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra on July 1 for an ethics violation.
- The Constitutional Court's ruling dismissed Paetongtarn for an ethics violation related to a telephone call with Cambodian leader Hun Sen.
- Parliament will convene from September 3 to 5 to select a new prime minister, while the caretaker cabinet will remain in place until then.
- Chousak Sirinil, the Minister to the Prime Minister's Office, stated that urgent matters could proceed, but policies binding the next government are on hold.
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The Constitutional Court in Bangkok has deposed Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra for conflicts of interest. Thailand is facing a political crisis and possible new elections.
The prime minister of Thailand, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, was deported on Saturday by the Constitutional Court for lack of ethics on a phone with the former Prime Minister of Cambodia.
To date, Thailand's Deputy Prime Minister, Phumtham Wechayachai, has taken on an internal role as prime minister, following the resignation of Head of Government Paetongtarn Shinawatra, by a decision of the Constitutional Court. Phumtham Wechayachai, 71 years old, took possession during a special meeting of the Council of Ministers after the destruction of the former government, which continues in its functions, according to Chousak Sirinil, the…
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