BANGKOK -- Thailand's ruling Pheu Thai Party will nominate its 37-year-old leader Paetongtarn Shinawatra for prime minister when parliament votes Friday on a replacement for Srettha Thavisin, who was removed by the Constitutional Court.
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Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the leader of Thailand's ruling Pheu Thai Party and a daughter of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, speaks to reporters during a press conference in Bangkok on Aug. 15. (Photo by Adryel Talamantes)
BANGKOK -- Thailand's ruling Pheu Thai Party will nominate its 37-year-old leader Paetongtarn Shinawatra for prime minister when parliament votes Friday on a replacement for Srettha Thavisin, who was removed by the Constitutional Court.