Thaksin Shinawatra had struck a grand bargain with Thailand's establishment, analysts say, that allowed his daughter to ascend to the prime minister's job.
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Paetongtarn Shinawatra was dismissed after a leaked phone call scandal.
Thailand's Constitutional Court on Friday dismissed Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, ruling that she violated ethics rules in a phone call with a high-ranking Cambodian official.
Erihanna Sackor, 19, was caught red-handed at Heathrow Airport on June 2 with 14kg of the Class B drug which had been vacuum-sealed and stuffed in her suitcase.
The powerful Constitutional Court threw out an elected prime minister for the fifth time since 2008.
A Thai court has toppled Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, dealing a major blow to her powerful family and plunging Thailand into fresh political chaos.
Thailand's political crisis has deepened as the Constitutional Court removed Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from office.
Thailand's Constitutional Court has dismissed Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra for violating ethics rules in a phone call with a Cambodian official ...
Thailand's prime minister dismissed from position over compromising phone call with Cambodian leader
Thailand's Constitutional Court on Friday dismissed Paetongtarn Shinawatra from her position as prime minister.
Paetongtarn was suspended from office last month after being accused of failing to stand up for Thailand in a June call with powerful former Cambodian leader Hun Sen.