Political neophyte Srettha Thavisin, a former president of property developer, will be tasked with forming and holding together a potentially fragile coalition that will include parties backed by the royalist military
BANGKOK, Thailand – Real estate mogul Srettha Thavisin won the backing of Thailand’s parliament on Tuesday, August 22, to become prime minister, paving the way to a new coalition government and an end to weeks of uncertainty and political stalemate.
Political neophyte Srettha, a former president of property developer Sansiri SIRI.BK, will be tasked with forming and holding together a potentially fragile coalition that will include parties backed by the royalist military, which overthrew Pheu Thai governments in 2006 and 2014 coups. Thaksin, 74, received a rapturous reception upon his return from supporters at a Bangkok airport, before being escorted by police to the Supreme Court then to a jail to serve a sentence of eight years.
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