Paetongtarn Shinawatra

Thaksin’s Pheu Thai party elects Julapun as new leader

Observers say that whoever leads Pheu Thai will remain under the influence of Thaksin and his political dynasty

Paetongtarn has served less than a year as prime minister before being sacked by a court in August over an ethics breach related to her handling of a border dispute with Cambodia.

Thailand’s ex-PM Paetongtarn quits as party leader

The Shinawatras have faced a series of setbacks, including the jailing of 76-year-old Thaksin

Former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra (left) was sentenced to one year in jail on Sep 9. Next to him is his daughter, ex-PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra, who was recently ousted from office.
NEWS ANALYSIS

Under Anutin, Thailand will look to reinvent in uncertain post-Thaksin era

With the former premier sentenced to a year in jail, all eyes are on new PM Anutin Charnvirakul as he leads a minority government with only a brief mandate to rule

Parliament is due to hold a special session starting Wednesday and the secretary-general of the house told Reuters it could hold a vote on a new prime minister this week, if parties were ready to nominate a candidate.

Impasse in Thailand as big party stalls on deciding who to back for PM  

The opposition People’s Party will not join any government but with control of nearly a third of the house seats

Paetongtarn Shinawatra speaking during a press conference after the Constitutional Court ruled to remove her from office on Friday.

Thai court sacks PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra for ethics violation 

[BANGKOK] Thailand’s Constitutional Court dismissed Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from office on Friday (Aug 29) for an ethics violation after only a year in power, in another crushing blow to...

The court's decision to dismiss Paetongtarn Shinawatra (centre) as PM opens the door to a flurry of dealmaking and horse-trading between parties and other power-brokers.

Thailand’s PM dismissed: What happens next?

[BANGKOK] Thailand’s Paetongtarn Shinawatra has been dismissed as prime minister by the Constitutional Court for a violation of ethics after only a year in power, plunging the country and its stutteri...

A guilty verdict will end Paetongtarn Shinawatra's term as the nation’s youngest leader after just one year in power. An acquittal would return her to the office for the remainder of the government’s tenure until 2027.

Thai ruling party remains upbeat over PM Shinawatra’s fate ahead of verdict

[BANGKOK] Thailand’s ruling Pheu Thai party is optimistic that suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra will win a court case over alleged ethical misconduct that threatens to end her tenure.

Suspended Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra answered judges’ questions for around an hour and a half, but the court has issued an order banning any reporting of what was said during the hearing.

Suspended Thai PM testifies in court case seeking her ouster

The Constitutional Court will rule on Aug 29 whether Paetongtarn should be thrown out of office

The latest battles will culminate in rulings that could unseat Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra (right) for an alleged ethics violation and put her influential but polarising father Thaksin Shinawatra back in prison.

Thailand’s Shinawatra dynasty faces triple court test that could upend politics

It is unclear how the courts will rule, with numerous permutations for what comes next in Thai politics