BANGKOK: Paetongtarn Shinawatra was endorsed as prime minister by Thailand's king on Sunday (Aug 18), two days after parliament
Paetongtarn, 37, becomes Thailand 's youngest prime minister just days after ally Srettha Thavisin was
The approval by King Maha Vajiralongkorn, a formality, was read out by House of Representatives Secretary Apat Sukhanand at a ceremony in Bangkok on Sunday. "As head of the executive branch, I will do my duty together with the legislators with an open heart," she said. Paetongtarn, who has never served in government previously, will face challenges on multiple fronts, with the economy floundering, and the popularity of her Pheu Thai Party dwindling, having yet to deliver on its flagship digital wallet cash handout programme worth 500 billion baht .
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