Published Aug 16, 2024 at 7:38 PM IST
Paetongtarn Shinawatra Becomes Thailand’s New PM, Interacts With Supporters After Election
Thailand’s Parliament elected Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the youngest daughter of the divisive former leader Thaksin Shinawatra, as the country’s new Prime Minister. She becomes Thailand’s third leader from the Shinawatra family, after her father, who was ousted by coup before returning from exile last year, and her aunt Yingluck Shinawatra, who lives in exile.