In a swift decision, Thailand’s Constitutional Court has removed Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from office for violating ethical standards linked to a leaked phone call with Cambodia’s former leader Hun Sen. This ruling intensifies the country’s political crisis and raises serious questions about Thailand’s immediate future.

Thailand’s Constitutional Court on Friday dismissed Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra after determining that a phone call with a Cambodian official violated ethics regulations. This ruling brings an abrupt end to the tenure of the nation’s youngest prime minister.