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Daughter of divisive former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin named head of political party linked to him

Thailand’s ruling party has selected as its leader the daughter of Thaksin Shinawatra, the country’s divisive former prime minister, highlighting the family’s continuing influence more than two decades after Thaksin entered politics

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‘Our time will come’: Thai leader prevented from becoming PM hails dawn of a new era

Pita Limjaroenrat says time is on the side of his youthful Move Forward party that took on the establishment and shook up Thailand’s ‘half-baked democracy’

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Thailand's new prime minister tells Parliament his government will urgently tackle economic woes

Thailand’s new Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has vowed to act quickly to relieve the country’s economic problems in his inaugural speech to Parliament

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Thailand's new government takes office as Cabinet members take oath in front of king

Thailand’s new government has officially taken office, almost four months after the country’s general election

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Thailand's king approves a new Cabinet more than 3 months after elections

Thailand’s king has formally endorsed members of a new Cabinet, paving the way for a government headed by Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin to take office more than three months after the general election

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Backseat driving: On Thai civilian governance and the Thai military’s hold

Thailand’s new Prime Minister’s could find it hard to tackle Thailand’s myriad challenges, when his government is remote-controlled by the military

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In one chaotic day, Thailand sees one PM elected, one ex-PM sent to jail. Where does the country go from here?

More than three months after Thailand’s national elections – and many anti-democratic manoeuvres in parliament – the country finally has a new prime minister, Srettha Thavisin. But, given the chaotic nature of Thai politics, this was perhaps not even the biggest news of the week.

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‘Thaksin represents the grassroots people’: Thailand’s divisive former leader returns

Older rural voters swept him to power and many still support him despite his arrest on arrival

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Srettha Thavisin elected Thailand PM as Thaksin returns from exile

The real estate mogul won the backing of both the upper and lower houses to become the country’s 30th prime minister.

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New Thai leader Srettha Thavisin is a wealthy property developer who didn't hide his political views

Srettha Thavisin, the wealthy leader of one of Thailand’s best-known property empires, has been selected prime minister just nine months after joining a political party that champions the poor

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Thaksin Shinawatra jailed on return to Thailand as his party regains power

Ex-PM begins eight-year jail term but appointment of Srettha Thavisin as leader could shorten his sentence

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Who is Srettha Thavisin, the man who could lead Thailand?

The property tycoon is set to become prime minister after his Pheu Thai party secured support from pro-military parties.

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Thai party of Thaksin Shinawatra strikes deal with ex-military rivals

Arrangement angers many Pheu Thai supporters and could coincide with former PM’s return from exile

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Thailand's Pheu Thai party joins with pro-military parties in coalition to form new government

Thailand’s populist Pheu Thai party says it plans to form a new government with an 11-party coalition that includes two pro-military parties affiliated with outgoing Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha

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Pheu Thai announces 11-party coalition

Pheu Thai and 10 other parties, two linked to the military, on Monday afternoon announced a coalition with 314 votes in the House and Pheu Thai's Srettha Thavisin as their candidate for prime minister.

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Thailand’s Pheu Thai allies with military rivals to form new government

Move comes as Pheu Thai founder Thaksin Shinawatra prepares to return home after 15 years in self-imposed exile.

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Pro-military party says it will join populist Pheu Thai party to form Thailand's next government

A pro-military party affiliated with outgoing Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha says it has agreed to join a coalition led by the populist Pheu Thai party in an attempt to form Thailand’s next government after a three-month stalemate

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Thai court rejects Move Forward petition over derailed prime minister bid

Decision all but kills off any hope of the election-winning party leading the next government in Thailand.

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MFP won’t vote for Pheu Thai PM candidate

The election-winning Move Forward Party (MFP) will not back the Pheu Thai Party candidate for prime minister, the MFP said on Tuesday.

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PM candidate faces vote uncertainty

The Pheu Thai (PT) Party is confident its prime ministerial candidate will win endorsement from parliament in the next PM vote, a party source said.

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Pheu Thai woos Prayut's UTN

The Pheu Thai Party is struggling to secure enough support from other parties for its prime ministerial candidate Srettha Thavisin.

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Populist party and member of outgoing administration will try to form Thailand's next government

Thailand's populist Pheu Thai party has announced it will form a coalition with a party from the outgoing military-backed administration to try to end nearly three months of political deadlock after the progressive party that won national elections was excluded from the formation of a new government

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Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra seen in video at Cambodian leader's birthday party

Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has attended a birthday party for outgoing Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen in Phnom Penh

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Thai political deadlock drags on as vote for prime minister is delayed

Prolonged uncertainty is raising questions over stability in Thailand, which has seen two coups over the past 20 years.

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Selection of Thailand’s new prime minister delayed again, to await court decision on election winner

A parliamentary vote to select Thailand’s new prime minister is being delayed again, nearly three months after a progressive party won national elections

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