The verdict follows contentious remarks by Ms. Paetongtarn during a leaked phone call in June 2025, at a time when Thailand-Cambodia border tensions were escalating.
Paetongtarn later admitted that her comments in the leaked audio were authentic but said her remarks were a negotiating technique used to diffuse tensions, safeguard peace, national sovereignty, and the interests of Thai people.
She is the fifth premier in 17 years to be removed by the Constitutional Court. Her cabinet will also be dismissed to pave the way for the election by parliament of a new prime minister.
Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai took over her responsibilities as Acting Prime Minister. His cabinet is expected to stay in place on a caretaker basis until parliament approves a new prime minister.
