According to Thai media reports on August 29th, on Friday, the Constitutional Court of Thailand dismissed Prime Minister Petongtan, who had been in power for only one year, for violating ethical norms. This is another heavy blow to the Chinawatra political family, or it may bring Thailand into a new period of turmoil.Petonthan, Thailand¡¯s youngest prime minister, has been the sixth in two generations, among the heavily contested elites in Thailand, to be dismissed by the military or the judiciary, either from the Chinatown family or backed by the family.

In its ruling, the court said Ms. Petuntan had violated ethics rules on the phone in June, which had been leaked. On the phone, when Thailand and Cambodia were on the verge of armed border clashes, she appeared to humble Hun Sen, the president of Cambodia's Senate. The clashes erupted weeks later and lasted five days.

The decision paves the way for parliament to elect a new prime minister, but the election process could be lengthened. Peitontan's Pheu Thai party has lost bargaining power in Parliament, and its fragile alliance with a slim majority is facing challenges in consolidating the alliance.

The ruling ended the term of prime minister prematurely by the daughter and disciple, who were heavily influenced by the giant Tatsin Tshinawa. Petunchan, 39, was still a political novice and was suddenly pushed into the spotlight a year ago, after her predecessor, Saita Seinfeld, was accidentally dismissed by the same court.

Peterson has apologized for the leaked call and said he was trying to avoid the outbreak of the war.She is the fifth prime minister to be removed by the Constitutional Court in 17 years, highlighting the court¡¯s central role in the difficult power struggle between the Chinnova-led elected government and a coalition of conservatives and widely influential bourgeois generals.

Unclear future
Next, the focus will be shifted to who will replace Petun Tan. He is expected to become the core figure of the fierce bargaining between parties and other power hackers, who are trying to keep the Thai Party in charge of the ruling coalition.

Deputy Prime Minister Putan and the current cabinet will govern the country as a caretaker government until Parliament elects a new prime minister, and there is no time limit for the election. Five people are qualified to serve as prime ministers, and only one of them is from the Pheu Thai Party, the 77-year-old former Attorney General Chachaisen Nitisiri. He has limited political experience and has always kept a low profile in politics. Other candidates include former Prime Minister Prayut Chan-Ocha, who has retired from politics and launched a military coup in 2014 to overthrow the previous Pheu Thai government, and Deputy Prime Minister Pawi Ungsuvan, who previously led his party to withdraw from Peitontan's ruling coalition over leaked phone calls.

The ruling plunged Thailand into more political uncertainty at a time when people are increasingly dissatisfied with stalled reforms and a sluggish economy, with the Bank of Thailand predicting economic growth of only 2.3% this year. Any Pheu Thai government is likely to be a coalition with a slim majority of seats and may face frequent parliamentary challenges from opposition parties, which have huge popular support and are pushing for early elections.

"Appointing a new prime minister... will be difficult and may take a considerable amount of time," said Styson Tananitichote, a political scientist at Chulalongkorn University.

"It is difficult for all parties to reach an agreement of interests." He said,"Pheu Thai will be at a disadvantage."

Thailand's Constitutional Court sacks Paetongtarn for ethics violation