BANGKOK, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) — Paetongtarn Shinawatra, a candidate backed by Thailand’s Pheu Thai-led coalition, was elected as the country’s new prime minister on Friday after winning a simple majority in a parliamentary vote.
Paetongtarn was the only candidate nominated to be the new prime minister during the parliamentary vote, which came following a court-ruled dismissal of then Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin