Thai Prime Minister Removed From Office by Constitutional Court

Thailand’s Constitutional Court on Wednesday removed Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin from office, after a ruling found he broke an ethics code by appointing a minister to cabinet who had spent time in jail. Last week Move Forward—which won almost 38 percent of votes in Thailand’s general election in May 2023—was formally dissolved by the Constitutional Court, over its plans to reform the country’s lèse-majesté laws. Its leader, Pita Limjaroenrat, was blocked from becoming prime minister after the election. Srettha’s Pheu Thai party came second in the election, with 29 percent of the vote, but he was installed as prime minister in August 2023 after weeks of political deadlock....