The House of Representatives on Friday elected Pheu Thai Party leader Paetongtarn “Ung Ing” Shinawatra as the 31st prime ministerof Thailand with 319 votes for, 145 votes against and 27 abstentions.
The 37-year-old daughter of former premier and Pheu Thai patriarch Thaksin Shinawatra becomes the youngest prime minister in the country’s history.
What remains to be see is whether or not Paetongtarn can return Thailand to prosperity or whether or not she will just be a puppet for her father Thaksin Shinawatra?