Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Deactivated By Constitutional Court, Deputy PM Becomes Temporary Official

Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra / PHOTO via Instagram @ingshin21

JAKARTA - Thailand's Deputy Prime Minister Suriya Juangroong's room will become interim prime minister after the Constitutional Court disabled the post of Prime Minister of Paetongtarn Shinawatra on Tuesday.

"The government's work does not stop, there is no problem," said the Minister of Tourism and Secretary-General of the Pheu Thai Party Sorawong Thienthong to Reuters, Tuesday, July 1. "Suriya will become interim prime minister," he said. Suriya (70 years) is currently also the minister of transportation.

"The government's work does not stop, there is no problem," said the Minister of Tourism and Secretary-General of the Pheu Thai Party Sorawong Thienthong to Reuters, Tuesday, July 1. "Suriya will become interim prime minister," he said. Suriya (70 years) is currently also the minister of transportation.

"The government's work does not stop, there is no problem," said the Minister of Tourism and Secretary-General of the Pheu Thai Party Sorawong Thienthong to Reuters, Tuesday, July 1. "Suriya will become interim prime minister," he said. Suriya (70 years) is currently also the minister of transportation.

"The government's work does not stop, there is no problem," said the Minister of Tourism and Secretary-General of the Pheu Thai Party Sorawong Thienthong to Reuters, Tuesday, July 1. "Suriya will become interim prime minister," he said. Suriya (70 years) is currently also the minister of transportation.

"The government's work does not stop, there is no problem," said the Minister of Tourism and Secretary-General of the Pheu Thai Party Sorawong Thienthong to Reuters, Tuesday, July 1. "Suriya will become interim prime minister," he said. Suriya (70 years) is currently also the minister of transportation.

"The government's work does not stop, there is no problem," said the Minister of Tourism and Secretary-General of the Pheu Thai Party Sorawong Thienthong to Reuters, Tuesday, July 1. "Suriya will become interim prime minister," he said. Suriya (70 years) is currently also the minister of transportation.

"The government's work does not stop, there is no problem," the Minister of Tourism and Secretary-General of the Pheu Thai Party Sorawong Thienthong told Reuters on Tuesday, July 1.

"Suriya will be the interim prime minister," he said. Suriya (70 years) is currently also the minister of transportation.

Meanwhile, Paetongtarn has 15 days to respond to the Constitutional Court after he was accused of being dishonest and violating ethical standards over a leaked telephone conversation with former influential Cambodian leader Hun Sen last month.

The Paetongtarn government is facing growing anger over border disputes with Cambodia. He was also shaken by the demonstration.

The biggest anti-government protest show since his party, Pheu Thai, came to power in 2023, increasing pressure on the Paetongtarn (38 years), which is struggling to revive a shaky economy and keep a fragile coalition of governments united ahead of a possible vote of distrust next month.

Protesters gathered in Bangkok on Saturday, June 28. They raised the flag next to the Victory Monument, a war memorial at a crowded crossroads.

Demonstrations were held by the United Force of the Land, a coalition of activists most of which are nationalist in protest against other governments supported by Shinawatra over the past two decades.