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YOU WONT BELIEVE: Thailand appoints another acting prime minister amid political turmoil - You Need To See This

Thailand new acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai speaks to the media after a cabinet meeting at Government House in Bangkok on July 3, 2025 [Lillian Suwanrumpha/AFP] (AFP)

Thailand has ushered in the appointment of its second interim prime minister this week, following the Constitutional Court’s suspension of the country’s leader, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, fuelled by a phone call scandal with a key Cambodian political figure.

Interior Minister Phumtham Wechayachai assumed caretaker responsibilities on Thursday, two days after Paetongtarn was banned from duties, a government statement on Thursday confirmed.

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