Paetongtarn Shinawatra Set to Become Thailand's New PM Amid Political Shifts

Thailand's Pheu Thai party has nominated Paetongtarn Shinawatra, youngest daughter of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, for the position of Prime Minister. This move follows the removal of former Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin by court order. The nomination comes amid significant political changes and controversies in the country.

Paetongtarn Shinawatra Set to Become Thailand's New PM Amid Political Shifts
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Thailand's Pheu Thai party has put forward Paetongtarn Shinawatra as its candidate for Prime Minister following the court-ordered removal of former Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin.

Paetongtarn, daughter of ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra, has secured the backing of her party and its coalition partners, promising a continuation of the Shinawatra political legacy.

The nomination comes at a time of tumultuous political shifts in Thailand, with the recent dissolution of the Move Forward party and ongoing debates over the country's controversial royal defamation laws.

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