BANGKOK: Thailand's governing alliance agreed on Thursday (Aug 15) to back 37-year-old political newcomer Paetongtarn Shinawatra as its candidate for prime minister, a day ahead of a pivotal vote in parliament.
Paetongtarn Shinawatra, leader of the Pheu Thai Party and daughter of Thailand 's former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, waves before a press conference in Bangkok, Thailand , on Aug 15, 2024. BANGKOK: Thailand 's governing alliance agreed on Thursday to back 37-year-old political newcomer Paetongtarn Shinawatra as its candidate for prime minister, a day ahead of a pivotal vote in parliament.
Wednesday's dismissal of Srettha by the Constitutional Court was the latest hammer blow for Pheu Thai, the populist electoral juggernaut of the billionaire Shinawatra family that has locked horns for two decades with Thailand's influential establishment and royalist military. "We were confident that under her leadership, we will all support her and be ready to carry out her policies from the day she assumes office," Anutin Charnvirakul, leader of the Bhumjaithai Party, told a press conference to announce Paetongtarn as their candidate.
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