Thailand’s parliament has ended three months of political deadlock – hours after the former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra returned from exile – by approving the property tycoon Srettha Thavisin’s appointment as prime minister.
Srettha will lead a controversial alliance that brings together Pheu Thai, the party backed by Thaksin, and its historic rivals – parties linked to generals who led the last coup in 2014.
