BANGKOK: Thailand's ruling party on Friday (Oct 27) elected the daughter of jailed billionaire ex-prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra as its leader. Paetongtarn Shinawatra, Thaksin's youngest daughte
Paetongtarn Shinawatra, Thaksin's youngest daughter, was voted unopposed to become Pheu Thai's new leader, two years after entering politics.returned to the kingdom in August"The new administrative body of Pheu Thai must improve itself to lead the party to becoming number one for the people again," Paetongtarn told party members and reporters, wearing a red suit, the party's signature colour.
Pheu Thai is the latest incarnation of the political movement founded by her father, but it was beaten into second place in the May poll by the upstart progressive Move Forward Party. Paetongtarn received 289 votes with one abstention during the party's general meeting on Friday morning.Analysis: Thaksin could walk free sooner than expected, but his future is likely as a backseat driver in Thai politics
"It is an effort to modernise the party, but in the end, the core of the party is still the same. It belongs to the Shinawatra clan," he told AFP.
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