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Josh Salisbury

Paetongtarn Shinawatra: Daughter of ex-PM becomes youngest ever Thai leader

Thailand's parliament elected Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the youngest daughter of former leader Thaksin, as the country's new prime minister Friday.

She becomes Thailand's third leader from the Shinawatra family, the youngest leader of the country ever at 37 and only the second woman in the post, after her aunt Yingluck, who lives in exile.

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