BANGKOK -- The Thai parliament on Friday elected Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the 37-year-old leader of the ruling Pheu Thai Party, as prime minister, two days after Srettha Thavisin was removed from the position by the Constitutional Court.
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Paetongtarn Shinawatra speaks during a press conference after she was elected Thailand's new prime minister on Aug. 16. (Photo by Shinya Sawai)
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