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Thai lawmakers will vote Friday on whether to appoint Paetongtarn Shinawatra as the country's new prime minister, elevating a third member of the Shinawatra dynasty to the kingdom's top job.

Wednesday’s decision by Thailand’s Constitutional Court to oust Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin after just under a year in office was jarring

Thailand's ruling party meets Thursday to choose a candidate for prime minister after a court dismissed incumbent Srettha Thavisin in an ethics case, deepening the kingdom's political uncertainty a week after the main opposition party was dissolved.

The Constitutional Court has found Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin guilty of a gross violation of ethics for appointing ex-convict Pichit Chuenban as a cabinet minister. The ruling resulted in Mr Srettha being dismissed after less than a year in office.

Thailand's Constitutional Court sacked Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin on Wednesday, branding him dishonest in a ruling in an ethics case that throws the kingdom into fresh political turmoil.

Srettha becomes the fourth Thai prime minister in 16 years to be removed by the kingdom’s Constitutional Court.

Thailand's Constitutional Court on Wednesday removed Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin from office after he was accused by former senators of breaching ethics rules by appointing a lawyer with a criminal conviction to his cabinet. The Thai parliament is set to vote for Srettha's replacement this Friday.

Thailand's Constitutional Court will decide on Wednesday whether Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin should be kicked out of office over his appointment of a cabinet minister with a criminal conviction.

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