Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the 37-year-old daughter of billionaire Thaksin Shinawatra, will be Thailand’s new prime minister after she sailed through a vote of lower house lawmakers. Once formally appointed by Thailand’s king, she will become the country’s youngest-ever leader; only the second woman to run the nation and the third Shinawatra to carry the family name into the post, after her father Thaksin and her aunt Yingluck. Her stunning political elevation – she has never served as an MP or a minister – follows Wednesday’s court dismissal of her predecessor, real estate tycoon Srettha Thavisin, after an ethics probe. More to follow ...

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