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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
BANGKOK, July 3 (Xinhua) — Thailand’s Cabinet on Thursday decided to appoint Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Phumtham Vechayachai as acting prime minister following the removal of Phetongthan Shinawatra.
P. Vechayachai has been appointed as the first acting prime minister and will have the same powers and duties as the prime minister, the Thai government said in a statement after the swearing-in of the new cabinet members.
Deputy Prime Minister and Transport Minister Surya Jungrungreangkit, who previously served as acting prime minister, has been appointed as the second acting prime minister.
P. Shinawatra, who was appointed as culture minister during the cabinet reshuffle, was removed from her duties as prime minister by a decision of the Constitutional Court. –0–