Overview

• The conservative Bhumjaithai Party withdrew its 69 MPs from Paetongtarn’s coalition on June 18, leaving her with only a razor-thin majority in the 500-seat parliament.
• The leaked June 15 recording captured Paetongtarn referring to a Thai army commander as “an opponent” and urging Hun Sen not to heed domestic critics.
• At a June 19 press conference flanked by military chiefs, she apologized for the leak and defended her remarks as a negotiation tactic aimed at defusing the Thailand-Cambodia border dispute.
• Opposition People’s Party leader Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut called the call “the last straw” and urged Paetongtarn to resign or dissolve parliament, while remaining coalition partners schedule urgent meetings to decide their stance.
• Thailand’s army chief issued a statement reaffirming the military’s commitment to democratic governance, and the foreign ministry summoned Cambodia’s ambassador to protest the breach of diplomatic trust.