Thailand's Paetongtarn Shinawatra nominated for PM in parliamentary vote

Pheu Thai Party's leader and prime ministerial candidate Paetongtarn Shinawatra gestures on the day of a pivotal parliamentary vote on a new prime minister in Bangkok, August 16, 2024. /Chalinee Thirasupa

BANGKOK - Paetongtarn Shinawatra was nominated to become Thailand's prime minister in a parliamentary vote on Friday by Pheu Thai party secretary general Sorawong Thienthong.

The vote comes days after former prime minister Srettha Thavisin was removed from office by a Constitutional Court order.