The Facts
Thailand's Constitutional Court has ruled by a 5-4 majority vote to remove Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin from his office for a violation of ethics after the appointment of Pichit Chueban to the country's cabinet.
Pichit was jailed in 2008 for attempting to bribe Supreme Court officials, and was appointed to Srettha's cabinet in April this year. A petition by 40 Senators consequently accused the PM's appointment of breaching the office's ethical standards.
The Spin
The court's decision to remove Srettha once again puts Thailand back into political chaos. A largely ineffectual leader, it seems that the country's establishment has chosen to get rid of a political novice who did little to prove himself to Thailand's royal family.
Recent decisions by Thailand's Constitutional Court has once again exposed a great power imbalance rooted deep within the State. With Thailand now possessing neither a government nor an opposition, it is clearer than ever that the Constitutional Court's influence over the country must be limited if the interests of the people are ever to be truly represented by a fair political system.