Former Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has announced her decision to resign from her position as Pheu Thai Party leader.

The contradictory reasoning of the Constitutional Court regarding the dismissal of former Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has aroused scepticism, as the same phone call was seen as evidence of both “honesty” and “unethical conduct” at the same time.

The Supreme Court has ordered former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to spend one year in prison, ruling that his previous hospital detention was not in accordance with Department of Corrections regulations.

Anutin Charnvirakul, leader of the conservative Bhumjaithai, has secured a majority of votes from MPs in parliament to become Thailand’s 32nd Prime Minister and the third one in two years after his predecessor Paetongtarn Shinawatra was ousted by the Constitutional Court last week.

The Acting PM Phumtham Wechayachai has submitted a petition seeking the King’s endorsement for a House dissolution in order to untangle the current political deadlock.

Following the political turmoil caused by the Constitutional Court’s dismissal of former PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra, a controversy has arisen over whether the acting PM has the power to dissolve parliament. According to Worachet Pakeerut, a lecturer at Thammasat University’s Faculty of Law, he does.

The Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has been removed from office by the Constitutional Court over the leaked call with Cambodia’s former leader Hun Sen. The new PM will be elected from the remaining candidates, with the Senate no longer allowed to vote.

Thai politics is coming to another turning point. On 1 July, the Constitutional Court suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra after it accepted a petition filed by Senate President Mongkol Surasajja seeking Paetongtarn’s removal for a breach of ethics over the leaked call between Paetongtarn and Cambodian Senate President Hun Sen. But this is not the first time. Let’s take a look back at the Constitutional Court’s role as the ultimate arbiter in Thai politics.

Amid simmering tensions over a border dispute with Cambodia, a leaked audio clip captures Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra referring to Cambodian Senate President Hun Sen as “Uncle” while offering him concessions in an effort to ease tensions over the closure of border checkpoints. She also referred to Thailand's Second Army Area Commander as an opponent. Although she said it was a negotiation tactic, has the military been defying the government's de-escalation efforts?

During a meeting of the House Committee on National Security, relevant stakeholders discussed a leaked audio clip linked to Hun Sen’s order to target Cambodian refugees in Thailand. Two Cambodian refugees said they were pursued after fleeing to Thailand, while the National Security Council acknowledged the existence of intelligence operations, but could not confirm whether they involved state-to-state collaboration.

The Thai Constitutional Court has suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from duties over the leaked call with Cambodian Senate President Hun Sen.

Protesters gathered at the Victory Monument in central Bangkok on Saturday (28 June) to demand that Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra resign over a leaked call with Cambodian Senate President Hun Sen.