BANGKOK: Thailand's parliament voted on Friday (Aug 16) for the daughter of divisive tycoon Thaksin Shinawatra to become the country's next prime minister. Politic
Pheu Thai Party's leader and Prime Minister candidate Paetongtarn Shinawatra reacts on the day of a press conference on the announcement of prime ministerial candidate ahead of a pivotal parliamentary vote on a new prime minister, in Bangkok, Thailand , on Aug 15, 2024. BANGKOK: Thailand 's parliament voted on Friday for the daughter of divisive tycoon Thaksin Shinawatra to become the country's next prime minister.
Pheu Thai and its predecessors have borne the brunt of the tumult, with two Shinawatra governments ousted in coups in a long-running grudge match that began when former telecoms magnate Thaksin tried to upend established patronage networks, angering elites with far-reaching connections. The timing seemed to suggest a truce in the long-standing feud as both sides sought to see off the threat posed by the newer Move Forward Party , which won the popular vote in last year's election.Uncertainty about political upheaval could add more strain to an underperforming economy that Srettha had hoped to revive with a raft of stimulus measures, some that could now be in question, including his vaunted plan to give 10,000 baht handouts to 50 million people.
The Constitutional Court dissolved the MFP last week and banned Pita and its main officials from politics for 10 years.
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