Thailand gets new prime minister
Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the daughter of billionaire tycoon and former leader Thaksin has been choosen as prime minister of Thailand.
At 37, she will be the country’s youngest PM and the second woman in the post, Thailand’s Parliament confirmed.
Her selection comes just two days after former PM Srettha Thavisin was dismissed by a constitutional court. Both are from the Pheu Thai Party, which came second at the 2023 election but formed a ruling coalition.
