Overview

• Paetongtarn’s removal takes effect immediately and the ruling requires the entire cabinet to vacate their posts.
• She had been suspended since July 1, with Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai handling her duties during the court’s review.
• Hun Sen publicly released the June phone call, which critics said sounded overly cordial on a security matter and disparaged a Thai general.
• The coalition has been weakened after the Bhumjaithai Party withdrew, leaving Pheu Thai’s bloc with a narrow majority in the lower house.
• Parliament must now choose a successor from a limited slate of five previously nominated candidates, as the decision continues a yearslong pattern of Shinawatra‑aligned leaders being removed and comes after recent border clashes that killed dozens and displaced more than 260,000 people.