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Thailand’s New, Youngest PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra - Bangkok

Thailand's newly elected Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra and her father, the country's former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, arrive at the headquarters of Thailand's Pheu Thai Party in Bangkok, Thailand, Aug. 18, 2024. Thailand's former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been included in a royal pardon to end his jail term earlier than scheduled, his lawyer Winyat Chatmontree said on Saturday. Photo by Rachen Sageamsak/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Thailand’s New, Youngest PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra - Bangkok

Thailand's new Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra (L) walks in to attend the ceremony of her appointment, accompanied by her father, the country's former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, at the headquarters of the Pheu Thai party in Bangkok, Thailand, Aug. 18, 2024. Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn has appointed Paetongtarn Shinawatra as the country's prime minister, Secretary-General of the House of Representatives Arpath Sukhanunth announced on Sunday. Photo by Thai Government House/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Thailand’s New, Youngest PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra - Bangkok

Thailand's new Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra (1st R) gives a speech after receiving the royal endorsement for the post at the headquarters of the Pheu Thai party in Bangkok, Thailand, Aug. 18, 2024. Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn has appointed Paetongtarn Shinawatra as the country's prime minister, Secretary-General of the House of Representatives Arpath Sukhanunth announced on Sunday. Photo by Thai Government House/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Thailand’s New, Youngest PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra - Bangkok

Thailand's new Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra pays respect to a portrait of King Maha Vajiralongkorn as she receives the royal endorsement at a ceremony held at the headquarters of the Pheu Thai party in Bangkok, Thailand, Aug. 18, 2024. Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn has appointed Paetongtarn Shinawatra as the country's prime minister, Secretary-General of the House of Representatives Arpath Sukhanunth announced on Sunday. Photo by Thai Government House/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paetongtarn Shinawatra Becomes Thailand’s Youngest PM

This file photo shows Paetongtarn Shinawatra attending a press conference in Bangkok, Thailand. Paetongtarn Shinawatra was elected as Thailand’s next prime minister after she won the majority of votes in parliament on Friday. The 37-year-old is the youngest leader to take the prime minister office. Ms Paetongtarn, who is the daughter of former Thai prime minister and billionaire Thaksin Shinawatra and head of the ruling Pheu Thai party, had been expected to receive the House of Representatives majority. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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THAILAND-LIU JIANCHAO-CPC DELEGATION-VISIT

(240401) -- BANGKOK, April 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Liu Jianchao, head of the International Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, meets with Thailand's ruling Pheu Thai Party President Paetongtarn Shinawatra in Thailand, March 31, 2024. Liu Jianchao led a CPC delegation on a visit to Thailand from Friday to Sunday. (Xinhua/Wang Teng)

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Thai new PM, cabinet sworn in before king

STORY: Thai new PM, cabinet sworn in before king DATELINE: Sept. 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:03 LOCATION: Bangkok CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin and his cabinet ministers swearing in before King Maha Vajiralongkorn STORYLINE: Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin and his cabinet ministers on Tuesday were sworn in before King Maha Vajiralongkorn, following the royal endorsement of the new portfolios last week. Srettha and 33 cabinet members under the Pheu Thai Party-led government recited the oath of allegiance before an audience with the king at the Dusit Palace in Bangkok. Six deputy prime ministers from four major parties in the coalition, including Pheu Thai, Bhumjaithai, Palang Pracharath, and the United Thai Nation, attended the ceremony, along with other cabinet ministers and their deputies. Speaking at the government house after the swearing-in ceremony, Srettha said, "This government is a people's government. Every cabinet member is here today as a repre

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THAILAND-BANGKOK-NEW PRIME MINISTER-SRETTHA THAVISIN

(230822) -- BANGKOK, Aug. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Members of Thailand's parliament vote for the country's new prime minister in Bangkok, Thailand, Aug. 22, 2023. Srettha Thavisin, a candidate backed by Thailand's Pheu Thai-led coalition, was elected as the country's new prime minister (PM) on Tuesday after winning a simple majority in a parliamentary vote. (Xinhua/Wang Teng)

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THAILAND-BANGKOK-NEW PRIME MINISTER-SRETTHA THAVISIN

(230822) -- BANGKOK, Aug. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Srettha Thavisin meets the press in Bangkok, Thailand, Aug. 22, 2023. Srettha Thavisin, a candidate backed by Thailand's Pheu Thai-led coalition, was elected as the country's new prime minister (PM) on Tuesday after winning a simple majority in a parliamentary vote. (Xinhua/Wang Teng)

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THAILAND-BANGKOK-NEW PRIME MINISTER-SRETTHA THAVISIN

(230822) -- BANGKOK, Aug. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Srettha Thavisin interacts with supporters in Bangkok, Thailand, Aug. 22, 2023. Srettha Thavisin, a candidate backed by Thailand's Pheu Thai-led coalition, was elected as the country's new prime minister (PM) on Tuesday after winning a simple majority in a parliamentary vote. (Xinhua/Rachen Sageamsak)

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THAILAND-BANGKOK-NEW PRIME MINISTER-SRETTHA THAVISIN

(230822) -- BANGKOK, Aug. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Supporters celebrate after Srettha Thavisin's election as Thailand's new prime minister in Bangkok, Thailand, Aug. 22, 2023. Srettha Thavisin, a candidate backed by Thailand's Pheu Thai-led coalition, was elected as the country's new prime minister (PM) on Tuesday after winning a simple majority in a parliamentary vote. (Xinhua/Wang Teng)

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Thai Election Commission endorses 500 lower house MPs

STORY: Thai Election Commission endorses 500 lower house MPs DATELINE: June 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:28 LOCATION: Bangkok CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Thailand's Election Commission announcing election results 2. various of MPs receiving certificates 3. various of Pita Limjaroenrat and his coalition partners holding a press conference STORYLINE: Thailand's Election Commission (EC) on Monday officially announced results from last month's general election, paving the way for the parliament to convene and choose a new prime minister. The polling body has endorsed all 500 members in the House of Representatives, which includes 400 constituency seats and 100 party-list seats, EC secretary-general Sawaeng Boonmee told a news conference. According to the approved vote results from the May 14 election, a total of 18 political parties have won seats in the House of Representatives. The Move Forward Party secured the highest number of seats, with 151, followed by the Pheu Thai Party, which won 141 sea

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Thailand's Move Forward Party announces coalition to bid for gov't

STORY: Thailand's Move Forward Party announces coalition to bid for gov't DATELINE: May 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:25 LOCATION: Bangkok CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press conference by the Move Forward Party and its coalition allies 2. various of Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat speaking at the press conference 3. various of party leaders at the press conference 4. various of Thailand's parliament (file) STORYLINE: Thailand's Move Forward Party on Thursday announced a multi-party coalition in a bid to form a government after emerging as the largest party of the lower house of the parliament in the country's general election. The coalition, comprised of eight parties, was led by the Move Forward Party and joined by Pheu Thai Party, with the second most seats in the lower house as well as several other smaller parties previously in the opposition, Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat told a press conference, saying that the coalition has a projected 313-seat out of the total 500-seat Hou

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Thai general election

Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the youngest daughter of former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, attends a campaign rally of the opposition Pheu Thai party near Bangkok on May 12, 2023, ahead of Thailand's general election two days later.

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Thai general election

Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the youngest daughter of former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, attends a campaign rally of the opposition Pheu Thai party near Bangkok on May 12, 2023, ahead of Thailand's general election two days later.

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Thai general election

The opposition Pheu Thai party holds a campaign rally near Bangkok on May 12, 2023, ahead of Thailand's general election two days later.

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Thai general election

Supporters of the opposition Pheu Thai party attend a campaign rally near Bangkok on May 12, 2023, ahead of Thailand's general election two days later.

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Thailand's Move Forward Party seeks coalition after oppositions win majority in general election

STORY: Thailand's Move Forward Party seeks coalition after oppositions win majority in general election DATELINE: May 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:51 LOCATION: Bangkok CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Election Commission 2. various of Ittiporn Boonpracong, chairman of the Election Commission 3. various of vote counting at a polling station after the election 4. various of Pita Limjaroenrat, leader of the Move Forward Party STORYLINE: Thailand's Move Forward Party is seeking to form a coalition government with other opposition parties as unofficial vote counting results showed the oppositions have won the majority of seats in the lower house of parliament. The Move Forward Party, with a strong base among young voters, emerged as the largest party in the House of Representatives with 151 seats, ahead of the other major opposition and pre-election favorite Pheu Thai Party which won 141 seats. As of 99.18 percent vote counting which is completed so far, Move Forward Party and the Pheu Thai Party each

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Thai general election

Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the youngest daughter of ousted Prime Thai Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, waves to supporters at an election celebration for the Pheu Thai party, run by supporters of Thaksin, in Bangkok, Thailand, on May 12, 2023. Paetongtarn is one of the party's three candidates for prime minister.

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Thai general election

Paetongtarn Shinawatra (2nd from L), the youngest daughter of ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, speaks at a press conference at the headquarters of the Pheu Thai party, run by supporters of Thaksin, in Bangkok, Thailand, after the Thai general election on May 14, 2023. Paetongtarn is one of the party's three candidates for prime minister.

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Thai general election

Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the youngest daughter of ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, speaks to the press at the headquarters of the Pheu Thai party, run by supporters of Thaksin, in Bangkok, Thailand, after the Thai general election on May 14, 2023. Paetongtarn is one of the party's three candidates for prime minister.

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THAILAND-BANGKOK-GENERAL ELECTION

(230514) -- BANGKOK, May 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the prime minister candidate from Pheu Thai Party of Thailand, casts her ballot at a polling station in Bangkok, Thailand, May 14, 2023. Thai voters went to the polling stations on Sunday in the Southeast Asian country's general election. (Xinhua/Wang Teng)

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Voters go to polls in Thailand's general election

STORY: Voters go to polls in Thailand's general election DATELINE: May 14, 2023 LENGTH: 0:03:17 LOCATION: Bangkok CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of voters at polling stations in Bangkok 2. Political leaders and candidates voting at polling stations in Bangkok STORYLINE: Thai voters went to the polling stations on Sunday in the Southeast Asian country's general election. The polls started at 8:00 a.m. (0100 GMT) and will continue until 5:00 p.m. local time (1000 GMT) on Sunday. More than 52 million Thai citizens are eligible to vote in the election. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, who is seeking reelection, turned up at a polling station in the capital Bangkok in the morning to cast his ballot. He called on Thai people to vote in the election to exercise their rights. In the run-up to the polling day, parties in Prayut's government were trailing behind in the opinion polls behind major opposition parties, including the Pheu Thai Party links to former PM Thaksin Shinawatra and the

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Ex-Pheu Thai leader Charupong

TOKYO, Japan - Charupong Ruangsuwan, former leader of the Pheu Thai party, is seen in this undated photo.

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Noppadon gives interview in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - Former Thai Foreign Minister Noppadon Pattama speaks in an interview at the headquarters of the Pheu Thai Party in Bangkok on May 12, 2014. The adviser to former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said the possibility of Thaksin running in an upcoming general election is high.

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Protests in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - Police officers stand guard around the parliament in Bangkok on Aug. 7, 2013, as Thai lawmakers started discussing a controversial amnesty bill proposed by the ruling Pheu Thai Party.

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Protests in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - Protesters against an amnesty bill scuffle with police in Bangkok on Aug. 7, 2013. Thai lawmakers the same day started discussing the controversial amnesty bill proposed by the ruling Pheu Thai Party.

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Protests in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - Protesters against an amnesty bill face off with police in Bangkok on Aug. 7, 2013. Thai lawmakers the same day started discussing the controversial amnesty bill proposed by the ruling Pheu Thai Party.

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Election for Bangkok governor

BANGKOK, Thailand - Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra (C) sits next to Pol. Gen. Pongsapat Pongcharoen (R) at the headquarters of the ruling Pheu Thai Party in Bangkok on Jan. 15, 2013. The party nominated Pongsapat as its candidate to run in the March 3 election for governor of Bangkok.

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Yingluck elected as 1st Thai female prime minister

BANGKOK, Thailand - Yingluck Shinawatra (C) attends a House of Representatives session in Bangkok on Aug. 5, 2011, for a nomination vote for prime minister. The 44-year-old former businesswoman, the youngest sister of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, was elected as Thailand's 28th prime minister and first female prime minister after receiving 296 votes in the 500-seat House of Representatives from legislators of her Pheu Thai Party and five allied parties.

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Coalition gov't in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - Yingluck Shinawatra (C), the youngest sister of deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, poses for photos with leaders of four political parties in Bangkok on July 4, 2011. She announced the formation of a coalition government with the Thai National Development Party, the National Development Party, the Palung Chon Party and the Mahachon Party after her Pheu Thai Party won a general election the previous day.

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Pro-Thaksin party wins majority in Thai parliament

BANGKOK, Thailand - Yingluck Shinawatra of Thailand's opposition Pheu Thai Party puts her hands together at a press conference in Bangkok on the evening of July 3, 2011. The party, which supports deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, won a parliamentary majority in a general election the same day. Yingluck, Thaksin's younger sister, is expected to be Thailand's first female prime minister.

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Pro-Thaksin party wins majority in Thai parliament

BANGKOK, Thailand - Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva of the Democrat Party speaks at a press conference in Bangkok on the evening of July 3, 2011. His party lost to the opposition Pheu Thai Party in a general election the same day.

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Yingluck Shinawatra in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - Yingluck Shinawatra, the declared prime ministerial candidate of Thailand's opposition Pheu Thai Party and a younger sister of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, waves to supporters at the party's headquarters in Bangkok on July 3, 2011. Preliminary vote counting showed the opposition party won the general election to secure a parliamentary majority. Incumbent Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva admitted defeat.

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Yingluck casts vote

BANGKOK, Thailand - Yingluck Shinawatra, a younger sister of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and a candidate vying for the premiership, casts her vote at a polling station in Bangkok on July 3, 2011, during a general election. The election pitting the Democrat Party of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva against the opposition Pheu Thai Party led by Yingluck is Thailand's first since the previous year's violent protests and clashes.

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Pro-Thaksin crowd in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - Supporters of deposed Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra are joyous at the headquarters of the country's opposition Pheu Thai Party in Bangkok on July 3, 2011. Preliminary vote counting showed the opposition party led by Yingluck Shinawatra, the party's prime ministerial candidate and a younger sister of Thaksin, won the general election to secure a parliamentary majority. Incumbent Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva admitted defeat.

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Thai PM Abhisit casts vote

BANGKOK, Thailand - Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva casts his vote at a polling station in Bangkok on July 3, 2011, during a general election. The election pitting the Democrat Party of Abhisit against the opposition Pheu Thai party led by Yingluck Shinawatra, a younger sister of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, is Thailand's first since the previous year's violent protests and clashes.

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Thaksin's sister eyes becoming Thai's PM

BANGKOK, Thailand - Thai prime ministerial candidate Yingluck Shinawatra, who is the youngest sister of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, acknowledges supporters during an election campaign in Udon Thani Province in northeast Thailand, on May 25, 2011, ahead of the July 3 general election. The 43-year-old is running as the main opposition Pheu Thai party's candidate.

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Thaksin's sister eyes becoming Thai's PM

BANGKOK, Thailand - Thai prime ministerial candidate Yingluck Shinawatra (C), who is the youngest sister of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, shakes hands with a supporter during an election campaign at a market in northeast Thailand on May 26, 2011, ahead of the July 3 general election. The 43-year-old is running as the main opposition Pheu Thai party's candidate.

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Yingluck elected as 1st Thai female prime minister

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Yingluck Shinawatra, who was elected as Thailand's first female prime minister in a parliamentary vote in Bangkok on Aug. 5, 2011. The 44-year-old former businesswoman, the youngest sister of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, was elected as Thailand's 28th prime minister after receiving 296 votes in the 500-seat House of Representatives from legislators of her Pheu Thai Party and five allied parties. (Kyodo)

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Yingluck elected as 1st Thai female prime minister

BANGKOK, Thailand - Yingluck Shinawatra (C) attends a House of Representatives session in Bangkok on Aug. 5, 2011, for a nomination vote for prime minister. The 44-year-old former businesswoman, the youngest sister of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, was elected as Thailand's 28th prime minister and first female prime minister after receiving 296 votes in the 500-seat House of Representatives from legislators of her Pheu Thai Party and five allied parties. (Kyodo)

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Coalition gov't in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - Yingluck Shinawatra (C), the youngest sister of deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, poses for photos with leaders of four political parties in Bangkok on July 4, 2011. She announced the formation of a coalition government with the Thai National Development Party, the National Development Party, the Palung Chon Party and the Mahachon Party after her Pheu Thai Party won a general election the previous day. (Kyodo)

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Pro-Thaksin party wins majority in Thai parliament

BANGKOK, Thailand - Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva of the Democrat Party speaks at a press conference in Bangkok on the evening of July 3, 2011. His party lost to the opposition Pheu Thai Party in a general election the same day. (Kyodo)

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Pro-Thaksin party wins majority in Thai parliament

BANGKOK, Thailand - Yingluck Shinawatra of Thailand's opposition Pheu Thai Party puts her hands together at a press conference in Bangkok on the evening of July 3, 2011. The party, which supports deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, won a parliamentary majority in a general election the same day. Yingluck, Thaksin's younger sister, is expected to be Thailand's first female prime minister. (Kyodo)

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Pro-Thaksin supporters in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - Supporters of deposed former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra are joyous at the headquarters of the country's opposition Pheu Thai Party in Bangkok on July 3, 2011. Preliminary vote counting showed the opposition party led by Yingluck Shinawatra, the party's prime ministerial candidate and a younger sister of Thaksin, won the general election to secure a parliamentary majority. Incumbent Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva admitted defeat. (Kyodo)

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Yingluck Shinawatra in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - Yingluck Shinawatra, the declared prime ministerial candidate of Thailand's opposition Pheu Thai Party and a younger sister of deposed former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, waves to supporters at the party's headquarters in Bangkok on July 3, 2011. Preliminary vote counting showed the opposition party won the general election to secure a parliamentary majority. Incumbent Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva admitted defeat. (Kyodo)

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Yingluck casts vote

BANGKOK, Thailand - Yingluck Shinawatra, a younger sister of deposed former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and a candidate vying for the premiership, casts her vote at a polling station in Bangkok on July 3, 2011, during a general election. The election pitting the Democrat Party of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva against the opposition Pheu Thai Party led by Yingluck is Thailand's first since the previous year's violent protests and clashes. (Kyodo)

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Thai PM Abhisit casts vote

BANGKOK, Thailand - Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva casts his vote at a polling station in Bangkok on July 3, 2011, during a general election. The election pitting the Democrat Party of Abhisit against the opposition Pheu Thai party led by Yingluck Shinawatra, a younger sister of deposed former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, is Thailand's first since the previous year's violent protests and clashes. (Kyodo)

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Thaksin's sister eyes becoming Thai's PM

BANGKOK, Thailand - Thai prime ministerial candidate Yingluck Shinawatra (C), who is the youngest sister of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, shakes hands with a supporter during an election campaign at a market in northeast Thailand on May 26, 2011, ahead of the July 3 general election. The 43-year-old is running as the main opposition Pheu Thai party's candidate. (Kyodo)

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Thaksin's sister eyes becoming Thai's PM

BANGKOK, Thailand - Thai prime ministerial candidate Yingluck Shinawatra, who is the youngest sister of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, acknowledges supporters during an election campaign in Udon Thani Province in northeast Thailand, on May 25, 2011, ahead of the July 3 general election. The 43-year-old is running as the main opposition Pheu Thai party's candidate. (Kyodo)