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Thailand’s Constitutional Court Ousts Prime Minister Paetongtarn Over Leaked Hun Sen Call

A weakened Pheu Thai now faces a parliamentary succession vote limited to a handful of eligible nominees.

La primera ministra suspendida de Tailandia, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, saluda al salir de la Casa de Gobierno tras ser destituida de su cargo, en Bangkok, Tailandia, el viernes 29 de agosto de 2025.
Tribunal de Tailandia destituye a Paetongtarn Shinawatra tras polémica llamada. | Crédito: AP
La destituida primera ministra de Tailandia, Paetongtarn Shinawatra (centro), a su llegada a la Casa de Gobierno, en Bangkok, Tailandia, el 29 de agosto de 2025. (AP Foto/Sakchai Lalit)

Overview

  • A nine-judge panel ruled 6–3 that Paetongtarn breached ethical standards by criticizing a senior Thai general during a phone call with Cambodia’s Hun Sen.
  • The decision removes her entire cabinet, and Vice Premier Phumtham Wechayachai is serving in an interim role until parliament selects a successor.
  • Hun Sen posted the recording online, and the fallout led coalition partner Bhumjaithai to withdraw, leaving the governing bloc with a narrow majority.
  • Parliament is set to choose from a short list drawn from 2023 nominees, including Pheu Thai’s Chaikasem Nitisiri, former prime minister Prayuth Chan-ocha and Bhumjaithai leader Anutin Charnvirakul.
  • The call came against a tense border backdrop that later exploded into five days of July fighting with dozens killed and large-scale displacement.