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Thailand’s ruling Pheu Thai party head Paetongtarn Shinawatra was elected prime minister during an extraordinary session of parliament on Friday, just two days after the dismissal of Srettha Thavisin by the Thai Constitutional Court. Paetongtarn, who won a vote in parliament on Friday morning with a clear majority, becomes the country’s second female prime minister. The 37-year-old is the daughter of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and the niece of former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra. Both were in power for several years, but were then ousted in military coups and went into exil…

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