By Martin Petty

BANGKOK (Reuters) -Two rival camps in Thailand are in a dogfight for power after a court's dismissal of Paetongtarn Shinawatra as prime minister, with parliament set to vote on a new premier on Friday.

WHAT HAPPENED SINCE THE RULING?

The court's August 29 dismissal of the ruling Pheu Thai party's Paetongtarn for an ethics violation triggered a challenge from Bhumjaithai, a smaller, renegade party that had quit her alliance in June, leaving the coalition with a razor-thin majority and plummeting public support.

Bhumjaithai's ambitious leader Anutin Charnvirakul, 58, embarked on a lobbying spree to form a new government, eventually making a pact with the liberal opposition People's Party, the largest force in parliament, by promising to call an election within four months.

With Anutin's coalition amounting to 146 seats, and a further 143 votes pledged by People's Party - which will not join his government - Anutin should have enough to become premier.

HOW HAS THE RULING PARTY RESPONDED?

Anutin's offensive is a big challenge for Pheu Thai and........

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