Thailand’s political landscape has been thrown into uncertainty after the Constitutional Court on Friday disqualified Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, setting the stage for intense parliamentary manoeuvring to fill the leadership vacuum.

With 143 MPs, the opposition People’s Party (PP) has emerged as the kingmaker, holding nearly one-third of the lower house and being aggressively courted by both the ruling Pheu Thai and Bhumjaithai parties to secure a parliamentary majority.