PM Paetongtran Shinawatra suspended through a filtered phone call

The Constitutional Court of Thailand suspended Prime Minister Paetongtran Shinawatra, who has been low Mounting pressure to resign About his telephone conversation filtered with former Cambodian leader Hun Sen.

The clip, in which Paetongtarn called “uncle” And he criticized a Thai military commander, caused public anger and a request for his dismissal, that the court is now considering.

That would do PaetongTarn the third politician in the powerful Shinawatra clan, which has dominated Thai politics during the last two decades, to lose power before completing his mandate.

His ruling coalition is already staggering with a thin majority after a key conservative ally abandoned him two weeks ago.

The Constitutional Court voted 7-2 to suspend it while considering the case of its dismissal and has 15 days to present its defense.

Meanwhile, deputy PM Suriya Jungrunguangkit will serve as the country’s interim leader.

If he is finally fired, Paetongtran will be the second Prime Minister of the Thai party of Pheu to be retired from the Premier League since August last year.

At that time, his predecessor Srettha Thavisin was fired to appoint his cabinet, a former lawyer who was once imprisoned.

Days later, Paetongtran, whose father is the deposed leader of Thailand, Thaksin Shinawatra, swore as prime minister.

The 38 -year -old is still the youngest leader in Thailand and Only the second woman To be PM after his aunt, Yingluck Shinawatra.

Already struggling to revive a weak economy, Paetongtran saw that its approval index fell to 9.2% last weekend, below 30.9% in March.

He apologized for what he had said in the so -called leaked, defending it as a “negotiation technique” on the recent border disputes. But conservative legislators accused her of leaning against Cambodia and undermining Thailand’s army.

The decision of the court occurs on the same day as Paetongtran’s father, who was seen as the driving force behind his government, fights his own political problems.

Thaksin is fighting positions to insult the monarchy During an interview, he gave a South Korean newspaper nine years ago. His trial began on Tuesday.

The controversial political leader, who returned to Thailand in 2023 after 15 years in exile, is the most high profile figure to face charges under the notorious law of lee Majeste of the country.

Thaksin’s return was part of A great commitment between Pheu Thai and his former conservative enemies.

They include the military, who deposed two Shinawatra governments in coup d’etats and groups close to the monarchy.