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Paetongtarn Shinawatra has risen to Thailand's prime ministerial post on the strength of her father Thaksin's influence, but with that influence weakening, tough challenges lie in store for the 37-year-old as she takes up her first role in government. (Photo by Shinya Sawai) 

Thailand's latest Shinawatra PM walks the same economic, political tightrope

Paetongtarn takes office with growth the key issue as father Thaksin calls party shots

BANGKOK -- After almost a year of comparative calm, the world of Thai politics erupted into turmoil last week, with Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin evicted by a bombshell court ruling.

Whether that turmoil persists depends on how his successor, a 37-year-old heiress with no previous government experience but with a famous name, negotiates the minefield of economic and political uncertainties in a country that only last year returned to civilian government, following nearly a decade of military rule.

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