Thailand is currently in the problem of a serious political crisis with the government of Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra on the verge of collapse after an international scandal shook up the political circles in this country. The crisis followed when a secret telephone call between the Thai leader and the Cambodian former strongman Hun Sen was leaked to the public, and the action led to condemnation and defections of members on the frontiers of the coalition.
The political crisis in Thailand has hit the point where a major party of the ruling coalition, the Bhumjaithai one, declared that it would leave the coalition at once. This radical action deprived the government led by Paetongtarn of much-needed parliamentary support, whereby the 10-party coalition barely obtained 255 seats in the 500-member house. This coalition break has led to a level of political instability never seen before in Thailand, as the opposition now moves and searches for the opportunity to call early elections. According to political analysts, the situation in Thailand, which is already extremely serious and threatening, might worsen into a constitutional crisis in case other parties join Bhumjaithai to desert the problems of the prime minister. The dispute lies in a 17-minute phone conversation recorded by Paetongtarn with the Cambodian Senate President, Hun Sen, which was brought to the people through the leakage, which many believe was carefully designed to humiliate the leaders of Thailand. In the dialogue, the Thai prime minister was heard referring to Hun Sen as uncle when referring to border restrictions on the matter of a deadly military clash, which had resulted in the death of a Cambodian soldier. What has caused a particular uproar on the part of the people is when Paetongtarn addressed a Thai army commander in a derogatory light as an opponent when negotiating. According to the critics, the use of this language portrayed submission and eroded the national face of Thailand when faced with foreign pressure. These remarks were used by the Thai political crisis because of the nationalistic groups in the country to show how the country was dependent on the neighboring country of Cambodia. Military intervention has once again been feared, as will be seen in the Thailand political crisis, since the Shinawatra family has a problematic past with the large and powerful armed forces of Thailand. Thaksin Shinawatra, the father of Paetongtarn, was toppled in a military coup in 2006, and her aunt Yingluck Shinawatra was toppled in a similar coup in 2014. Political critics observe the clear similarities between earlier coups and the present political crisis, and they are sinister. On the same note, the Royal Thai Army was quick to respond to rising suspicions of possible military intervention as it released a well-thought-out statement that reinstated its mission of being loyal to the constitutional government. The reassurances of the military have, however, had little effect in allaying fears in a country where coups have been traditionally used as the reset button in any political contest.Thailand’s prime minister suspended over leaked phone call with former strongmanhttps://t.co/guZMJLECwW
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