BANGKOK -- Srettha Thavisin was elected Thailand's 30th prime minister on Tuesday, capping a monthslong road to power for the former property tycoon who was not warmly received by either his party's most ardent supporters -- or the conservative establishment that he relied on to put him in office.
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Srettha Thavisin arrives at Pheu Thai Party's headquarters in Bangkok on Aug. 22. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
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