Thailand's governing alliance to nominate Paetongtarn Shinawatra for PM

Pheu Thai's prime ministerial candidate, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, gestures as she attends a birthday celebration held by red shirt supporters, a day ahead of her father, former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, coming home from self-exile, at the party headquarter in Bangkok, Thailand, August 21, 2023. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/FIle Photo

Thailand's governing coalition said on Thursday it had agreed to nominate 37-year-old Paetongtarn Shinawatra as candidate for prime minister ahead of a parliamentary vote.

Paetongtarn, the daughter of billionaire political heavyweight , is leader of Pheu Thai, the biggest party in the caretaker government.

Paetongtarn will be nominated for the top job at Friday's special session of parliament to choose a new premier following the Constitutional Court's dismissal of Srettha Thavisin.

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By Reuters