<\/p>\n Protesters gather at Victory Monument demanding Thailand\u2019s Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra resign in Bangkok, Thailand, Saturday, June 28, 2025. (AP Photo\/Sakchai Lalit)<\/p>\n Protesters gather at Victory Monument demanding Thailand\u2019s Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra resign in Bangkok, Thailand, Saturday, June 28, 2025. (AP Photo\/Sakchai Lalit)<\/p>\n Read More<\/p>\n Paetongtarn said after the court order that she would accept the process and would do her best to defend herself, as she had no other intentions but to protect the country and preserve peace.<\/p>\n \u201cI only thought about what to do to avoid troubles, what to do to avoid armed confrontation, for the soldiers not to suffer any loss. I wouldn\u2019t be able to accept it if I said something with the other leader that could lead to negative consequences,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n She also thanked her supporters and apologized to people who got upset over the leaked call.<\/p>\n Deputy Prime Minister Suriya Jungrungruangkit is expected to become the acting prime minister, although there\u2019s been no official confirmation.<\/p>\n Earlier Tuesday, King Maha Vajiralongkorn had endorsed a Cabinet reshuffle forced when a major party left Paetongtarn\u2019s coalition over the leaked phone call. The reshuffle had replaced Anutin Charvirakul, leader of the Bhumjaithai Party, as deputy prime minister.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Thailand\u2019s Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra waves as she leaves Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday, July 1, 2025, after Thailand\u2019s Constitutional Court suspended the prime minister from office pending an investigation over a leaked phone call with a former Cambodian leader. (AP Photo\/Sakchai Lalit)<\/p>\n Thailand\u2019s Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra waves as she leaves Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday, July 1, 2025, after Thailand\u2019s Constitutional Court suspended the prime minister from office pending an investigation over a leaked phone call with a former Cambodian leader. (AP Photo\/Sakchai Lalit)<\/p>\n Read More<\/p>\n Paetongtarn took the position of culture minister in addition to prime minister in the new Cabinet, though it\u2019s still unclear if she can take the oath to remain in that role.<\/p>\n Outrage over the call mostly revolved around Paetongtarn\u2019s comments toward an outspoken regional army commander and her perceived attempts to appease Hun Sen to ease tensions at the border<\/a>.<\/p>\n Thousands of conservative, nationalist-leaning protesters rallied in central Bangkok<\/a> on Saturday to demand Paetongtarn\u2019s resignation.<\/p>\n Paetongtarn also faces investigations over an alleged breach of ethics by the Office of the National Anti-Corruption Commission, whose decision could also lead to her removal.<\/p>\n The Constitutional Court last year removed her predecessor<\/a> over a breach of ethics. Thailand\u2019s courts, especially the Constitutional Court, are viewed as a bulwark of the royalist establishment, which has used them and nominally independent agencies such as the Election Commission to cripple or sink political opponents.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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