Is Paetongtarn poised to be Thailand’s second female PM?


Paetongtarn officially entered politics as Thaksin’s latest political heir when Pheu Thai introduced her as the head of the Pheu Thai Family project on March 20, 2022. - The Nation

BANGKOK (The Nation/Asia News Network): Paetongtarn Shinawatra has the DNA to accomplish more as prime minister than her father and her aunt did, former premier Thaksin Shinawatra said in a recent interview.

She has both his and her mother’s DNA, explained Thaksin, who was premier from 2001 till 2006 when he was ousted in bloodless coup.

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