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Thailand's Constitutional Court ruled Paetongtarn Shinawatra violated ethics by prioritizing personal interest in a leaked call with Cambodia's Hun Sen, leading to political instability and coalition challenges.
- Thailand's Constitutional Court dismissed Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra for an ethics violation following a leaked phone call with Cambodian leader Hun Sen during a border conflict.
- Deputy Premier Phumtham Wechayachai will oversee the government temporarily while Parliament selects a new prime minister.
- The ruling may create political uncertainty in Thailand, impacting economic reform and potentially leading to an early election.
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Thai PM ousted over leaked phone call
A court has removed Thailand’s Prime Minister, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, from office for a serious breach of ethics over a contentious phone call she had with Cambodia’s former leader on June 15, as border tensions with Cambodia escalated.
Recognized guilty by the judges of having violated ethical rules, during a period of border conflict with Cambodia, the young heiress of the Shinawatra clan was, Friday, 29 August, removed from her post at the head of the Thai government.
In Thailand, the Constitutional Court has dismissed Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra. The reason is a leaked phone call with a prominent Cambodian politician, in which Shinawatra "damaged the country's reputation." She is the fifth prime minister in 17 years to be ousted by the court, and the third in her family.
Phumtham: Pheu Thai ‘confident’ it can form next government
The Pheu Thai Party plans to head negotiations to forge a new government coalition that will also nominate Thailand’s next leader, caretaker Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai said on Friday following the Constitutional Court ruling that ended Paetongtarn Shinawatra’s premiership.
Paetongtarn Shinawatra ousted as Thai PM over ‘leaked’ Cambodia call – 4th in family sacked from govt: What we know
Paetongtarn Shinawatra is the fourth member from the family to be sacked from government office, and the fifth prime minister to be removed from office by Thai judges since 2008
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