US EditionThai Nationalists Hold Large Demonstration Calling for PM’s Resignation
- Thousands protested in Bangkok, demanding the resignation of Thailand's Prime Minister, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, with the crowd surpassing 10,000, according to the Bangkok Post.
- The protests were fueled by public anger over leaked phone calls with former Cambodian leader Hun Sen, which many saw as a betrayal.
- The group United Power of the Land to Protect Sovereignty led the rally, calling for coalition members to withdraw from the government.
- Despite Prime Minister Shinawatra's apology, the protests are expected to continue as demonstrators push for political change.
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Thailand's ruling political dynasty faces day of legal peril
Thailand's ruling political dynasty faces fresh legal peril Tuesday with Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra risking suspension from office by the Constitutional Court, and her ex-premier father's separate royal defamation trial due to start.
The Thai premier finds herself in an increasingly unstable situation after the demonstrations of the pro-monarchist nationalists, tensions at the border with Cambodia and the break with a government ally. The spectre of a possible military intervention returns, but the opposition also asked to avoid a new coup.
Calls for a new PM grow
Anti-government demonstrators have vowed to ramp up their calls demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, while denying accusations from the Pheu Thai Party and the People's Party that they are calling for a military coup.
“MP Nan”, Bhumjaithai Party Spokesperson, Calls on the Government and Political Parties to Use the Parliamentary Stage to Solve Thai-Cambodian Problems, Indicating It is a Normal Process of Democratic Governance
Thousands gather in Bangkok to demand resignation of Thai PM over leaked phone call scandal
Over 10,000 people took to the streets of Bangkok to stage a protest, demanding the resignation of Thailand's Prime Minister Shinawatra after a phone call of her speaking to a former Cambodian leader was leaked amid the border dispute.
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