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Thaksin's daughter is new Thai PM

Pheu Thai Party leader Paetongtarn Shinawatra has secured majority votes in Parliament today to become Thailand’s 31st prime minister.

The 37-year-old who led the largest party in the 11-member ruling coalition is the youngest daughter of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.

The populist Pheu Thai Party, affiliated with Thaksin...

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