Paetongtarn is the daughter of billionaire former PM Thaksin Shinawatra and was selected as a candidate after a court ruling ousting Srettha ThavisinThailand’s parliament will vote on whether to approve Paetongtarn Shinawatra, daughter of the billionaire former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, as a future leader in a vote on Friday that follows more than a week of political upheaval.Paetongtarn, 37, was selected as a prime ministerial candidate following 24 hours of frantic negotiations triggered by a court ruling that ousted the former prime minister Srettha Thavisin. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/16/paetongtarn-shinawatra-thailand-pm-replacement-voting-thaksin-shinawatra
Author : Rebecca Ratcliffe South-east Asia correspondent
Publish date : 2024-08-16 06:05:53
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