Thai Parliament Elects Young Politician Paetongtarn Chinawat as the country’s youngest prime minister.

Thaksin’s daughter ChinawatThe 37-year-old president successfully passed a vote in the House of Representatives to replace his ally Sretta Taweesin, who was removed as prime minister by the judiciary.

What’s at stake Paetongtarn can become a legacy and a political future billionaire family Chinawatwhose populist force, once unstoppable, suffered its first election defeat in more than two decades last year and was forced to strike a pact with its sworn military enemies to form a government.

Paetongtarn will become Thailand’s second female prime minister and third Chinawat take over from his aunt Yingluck Chinawat and his father Thaksinthe most influential and controversial politician in the country.

Paetongtarn He won easily, with 319 votes, nearly two-thirds of the votes in the chamber. He was not present in parliament and watched the vote from the headquarters of his Pheu Thai party.

His first public comment on his victory was an Instagram photo of his lunch of chicken and rice with the caption: “First meal since listening to the vote.”

Paetongtarn She has never been in government, and the decision to include her is a throw of the dice for her party, Peu Thai, and its leader Thaksin. Chinawat75 years old.

He will immediately face challenges on several fronts: a faltering economy, growing competition from a rival party and declining popularity for Pheu Thai, which has yet to deliver on its flagship 500 billion baht ($14.25 billion) cash donation programme.

Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn has given him institutional backing to take over the country’s most important political position. (Reuters)