The Constitutional Court of Thailand has suspended Prime Minister Petongtern Shinavatra, who has come under increasing pressure to resign on his leaked phone conversation with Cambodian leader Hun Sen.

The clip, in which Patongtern called him “uncle” and criticized a Thai military commander, raised a petition for public anger and his dismissal, which the court is now considering.

This powerful Shinavatra can make the third politician a fertilizer in the clan – who has been dominating Thai politics for the last two decades – to lose power before completing his term.

His ruling coalition has already been abandoned two weeks ago with a major orthodox aide with a major majority.

The constitutional court voted 7–2 to suspend him, while they consider the case for his dismissal and have 15 days to present their defense.

Meanwhile, Deputy PM will work as the acting leader of the country. Tertongtern, however, will remain in the cabinet as the Minister of Culture, a new appointment after a cabinet reshuffle that was supported a few hours before the suspension was suspended.

On Tuesday, Patongtern again apologized, saying that his phone call with Hun Sen was “more than 100%…” for the country.

The call was about the border dispute between the two countries – although it is decades old, the tension has increased since the end of May when a Cambodian soldier died.

The leaked audio especially angered conservative MPs, who accused him of please Hun Sen and reducing Thailand’s army.

But he defended himself on Tuesday, saying, “I had no intention of doing this for my interest. I only thought of avoiding chaos, to avoid fighting and avoid loss of life.

“If you hear it carefully, you will understand that I did not have sick intentions. This is what I will focus and spend time on explaining well.”

If she is eventually rejected, the second Prime Minister of the Phu Thai party will be Paetongtarn to be removed from the premiere from August last year.

At that time, his predecessor Srettha Thaviisin was also rejected by the Constitutional Court, his cabinet for the appointment of a former lawyer, who was once in jail.

A few days later, Patongtern – whose father is a defeated leader of Thailand, Thasin Shinavatra – was sworn in as Prime Minister.

Tuesday’s decision once again underlines the power of the Constitutional Court to ignore governments, which critics say that political opponents can be armed to target.

The court has dissolved 34 parties since 2006, including reformist move forward, which won the most seats and votes in the 2023 election, but was stopped from forming the government.

“It has become a pattern in Thai politics … a part of Thai political culture, which is not a true political process,” said Titipol Facadavich, a political science lecturer at Ubon Ratthani University, said.

“The court order should not have been suspension, but most people could see its legitimacy because the leaked conversation really asked people whether the PM was really defending the interest of the country.”

38 -year -old Patongtern remains the youngest leader in the country and only the second woman to be PM after his aunt, Yingalak Shinavatra.

Already struggling to revive a weak economy, Patongtern saw a decline of up to 9.2% in the previous weekend, below 30.9% in March.

The court’s verdict comes on the same day as the father of Patongtern, who was seen as a driving force behind his government, struggles with his political troubles.

Thakasin is fighting allegations of insulting the monarchy in an interview to the South Korean newspaper nine years ago. Their test started on Tuesday.

The exile is the most high-profile figure to face allegations under the infamous Less Majest Law of the country, the controversial political leader, who returned to Thailand in 2023 after 15 years.

Thakasin’s return was part of a grand agreement between Phu Thai and its former conservative enemies.

They include the army, which removed two Shinavatra governments in the couples, and the group close to the monarchy.