BANGKOK -- Thailand's House of Representatives will hold a session to elect a new prime minister on Friday, the lower house speaker said on Wednesday, during which conservative Bhumjaithai Party leader Anutin Charnvirakul is expected to be chosen with support from the main opposition People's Party.
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Thailand's parliament consists of a lower chamber, the House of Representatives, and an upper chamber, the Senate. © Reuters
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