She is the third member of the influential Shinawatra clan to take the top job.
BANGKOK - Thailand’s House of Representatives on Aug 16 elected Pheu Thai Party leader Paetongtarn Shinawatra as the country’s new prime minister.Ms Paetongtarn, 37, assumed the post two days after another Pheu Thai candidate,by the Constitutional Court for the wrongful appointment of a Cabinet minister.
Mr Thaksin, a business tycoon, retains strong support within Pheu Thai. Both Mr Thaksin and Yingluck spent years in exile after the governments they led were ousted by military coups, and Yingluck remains abroad.
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