Paetongtarn Shinawatra becomes Thailand Prime Minister

Internationaldesk:
Paetongtarn Shinawatra, daughter of the divisive former leader Thaksin Shinawatra, became Thailand's Prime Minister after receiving a royal letter of endorsement Sunday (August 18, 2024), two days after she was chosen by Parliament following a court order that removed her predecessor.
She replaces another leader from the same Pheu Thai Party, at the head of a coalition that includes military parties associated with the coup that deposed the party's last government.