BANGKOK -- Thailand's parliament on Tuesday elected the Pheu Thai Party's Srettha Thavisin, a 61-year-old property tycoon, as the country's next prime minister, ending a deadlock that has consumed Thai politics since the general election three months ago.
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Srettha Thavisin elected as Thailand's next prime minister
Coalition of pro-democracy, conservative groups to form new government
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Srettha Thavisin greets his supporters after Thailand's parliament elected him as prime minister on Aug. 22. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
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