Paetongtarn Shinawatra, 37, will contest a parliamentary vote on Friday because the nominee of a multi-party group led by Pheu Thai party. Her nomination was endorsed by the 11-member coalition that has greater than 300 members within the 500-member House of Representatives, Pheu Thai Secretary-General Sorawong Thienthong instructed reporters.
The election of a brand new chief was necessitated by the dismissal of Srettha Thavisin as prime minister in an ethics violation case.