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Thailand Swears In Phumtham Wechayachai as Acting Premier After Court Suspends Shinawatra

King Vajiralongkorn has endorsed a reshuffled cabinet that names the suspended prime minister as culture minister

Thai Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai reacts as he arrives ahead of a royal oath-taking ceremony for the new cabinet, where he will be sworn in as Thailand’s Minister of Interior, at Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, July 3, 2025. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa/File photo
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Thailand's acting Prime Minister Suriya Jungrungruangkit, fourth, from left leaves Government House with his new cabinet to take new cabinet oath in front of Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn and Queen Suthida in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, July 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra reacts, after Thailand's Constitutional Court suspended her from duty pending a case seeking her dismissal, at the Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, July 1, 2025. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File photo

Overview

  • Thailand’s Constitutional Court has suspended Paetongtarn Shinawatra from her duties for up to 15 days pending an ethics investigation into a leaked call with Cambodia’s Hun Sen
  • Phumtham Wechayachai was sworn in as acting prime minister and interior minister, replacing Suriya Jungrungreangkit in caretaker leadership
  • Paetongtarn Shinawatra retains a role in government as culture minister, granting her access to Cabinet meetings despite her suspension
  • Opposition leaders agreed to postpone a no-confidence vote until the court issues its ruling, aiming to prevent legislative deadlock
  • Thousands of protesters continue to demonstrate in Bangkok demanding accountability over the prime minister’s handling of the Cambodia border dispute