PM Paetongtaren Shinawatra with suspended implementation on a leakage phone call

The Constitutional Court in Thailand, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, suspended, which was presented Installation pressure to resign On her leaked phone conversation with former Cambodian leader Hun Sen.

The clip, where Paetongtarn It was called “Uncle” She criticized a Thai military commander, and sparked public and broad anger at her dismissal, which the court is now considering.

This can make Paetongtarn the third political in the strong Shinwatra clan – which has dominated Thai policy over the past two decades – to inspect power before completing its term.

Her ruling alliance is already swinging with a small majority after a major governor ally abandoned two weeks ago.

The Constitutional Court voted 7-2 for her suspension while looking at the case for its dismissal and has 15 days to submit its defense.

Meanwhile, the deputy prime minister will be a deputy leader in the country. However, Paetongtarn will remain in the Council of Ministers as Minister of Culture, a new date after amending the ministers that were supported hours before their suspension.

On Tuesday, Paetongtarn apologized again, adding that the purpose of its phone call to Hun Sen was “more than 100 % … for the country.”

The invitation to the border conflict between the two countries – although it was decades old, has increased tensions again since late May when a Cambodian soldier was killed.

The sound that was particularly leaked by conservative legislators who accused her of satisfying Hun Sen and undermining the Thailand army.

But she defended herself on Tuesday, saying: “I had no intention to do this for my own interest. I only thought about how to avoid chaos, avoid fighting and avoid losing lives.

“If you listen to it carefully, you understand that I had no sick intentions. This is what I will focus and spend time explaining it completely.”

If it is ultimately rejected, Paetongtarn will be the second Prime Minister of PHU Thu, which will be removed from the Premier League since August last year.

At that time, her predecessor Srettha Thavisin was rejected by the Constitutional Court, for appointing his former lawyer who was once imprisoned.

A few days later, Paetongtarn – whose father was the ousted Thai leader Thaxin Shinwatra – the right -wing Prime Minister.

On Tuesday, a decision on Tuesday confirms the authority of the Constitutional Court to nullify governments, which critics say can be armed to target political opponents.

This court has fell 34 parties since 2006, including Moving forward in the reformistWhich won most of the seats and votes in the 2023 elections, but were prevented from forming the government.

“This has become a pattern in Thai policy … part of the Thai political culture, which is not supposed to be the real political process,” said Titapol Fakdanic, the lecturer of political science at Ubon Rachathani University.

“The suspension should not happen according to the court’s order, but most people can see its legitimacy because the leaked conversation made people really ask whether the Prime Minister is really defending the country’s interest.”

Paetongtarn, 38, is still the country’s youngest leader Only the second woman To be the Prime Minister after her aunt, Yingluk Shinwatra.

It is already struggling to revive the weak economy, Paetongtarn witnessed that its approval classification decreases to 9.2 % at the end of last week, a decrease from 30.9 % in March.

The court’s decision comes on the same day that Paetongtarn’s father, who was seen as the driving force behind its government, is his political problems.

Thaxin is fighting Insulting ownership During an interview with the South Korea newspaper nine years ago. His trial started on Tuesday.

The controversial political leader, who returned to Thailand in 2023 after 15 years in exile, is the most famous person who faces accusations under the famous His Majesty’s reputation law.

Thaxin’s return was part of A major compromise Between PHEU Thu and its previous conservative enemies.

It includes the army, which took off the governments of Xinwatra in the coup, and groups close to the monarchy.