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The Ruam Palang Paendin protest group has vowed to hold another mass rally in the middle of August, in an attempt to force the resignation of Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra and the withdrawal of the coalition parties from the Pheu Thai-led government.
Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, who was suspended from her prime ministerial duties by the Constitutional Court today, said she is confident she can prove that her recent phone call with Cambodian strongman Hun Sen was made in the national interest.
The new cabinet line-up, which sees Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra add another portfolio, as culture minister, was announced in a Royal Command issued yesterday.
The Constitutional Court has accepted charges against Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra over her recent phone call with Cambodia’s strongman Hun Sen for deliberation and suspended her from duty as prime minister.
Deputy Prime Minister and Transport Minister Suriya Juangroongruangkit will become the acting prime minister and will lead the new Cabinet at the oath-taking ceremony before His Majesty the King this Thursday.
Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra admitted today that she is worried about the prospect that she could be suspended from performing her duties, if the Constitutional Court agrees to accept the petition by a group of senators, which accuses her of committing gross ethical misconduct and being dishonest, regarding the leaked phone call with Cambodian strongman Hun Sen.
The opposition Bhumjaithai party is still nine votes short of the 99 needed to second its no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra.
Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is scheduled to appear in person at the Criminal Court for an evidence examination as part of a pre-trial hearing in a lèse majesté case stemming from remarks he made during a foreign media interview ten years ago.
The Bhumjaithai party is seeking support from other opposition parties for its motion to seek a no-confidence debate against Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, over the content of the leaked conversation between her and Cambodian Senate Speaker Hen Sen.
Former ‘Red-shirt’ leader Nattawut Saikua claimed today that dissolving the House, to pave way for a general election, would not resolve Thailand’s political conflict.
The opposition People’s party has condemned some protest leaders for advocating for a coup, to topple the government of Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, and urged members of the public to withdraw their support for the Ruam Palang Paendin movement, which organised the yesterday’s rally at the Victory Monument in Bangkok.
Leaders of the anti-government protest at the Victory Monument have demanded that Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra step down over the leaked recording, and that her coalition partners withdraw from the government.
