Thailand experienced a rapid change in leadership with three leaders appointed in three days due to the Constitutional Court's decision to suspend Paetongtarn Shinawatra. Suspension stemmed from a scandal involving a leaked phone call with Cambodia's Hun Sen. Interior Minister Phumtham Wechayachai was appointed as interim prime minister shortly after Paetongtarn's two-day ban. The court investigation followed a petition from 36 senators alleging a breach of ministerial ethics. This situation arose amid border tensions between Thailand and Cambodia, leading to renewed scrutiny of Paetongtarn's decisions.
Thailand has had three leaders in as many days following a court's decision to suspend Paetongtarn Shinawatra, propelled by a phone call scandal with a key Cambodian political figure.
Interior Minister Phumtham Wechayachai assumed caretaker responsibilities on Thursday, two days after Paetongtarn was banned from duties.
The interim appointments occurred after allegations emerged that Paetongtarn breached ministerial ethics in a leaked phone conversation with Cambodia's influential former leader, Hun Sen.
The Constitutional Court accepted a petition from 36 senators, which claimed that the 38-year-old had violated the constitution in her conversation with Hun Sen.
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