Thailand's Pheu Thai coalition endorses Thaksin's daughter Paetongtarn as PM candidate

Thailand's governing Pheu Thai-led coalition has agreed to back Pheu Thai leader Paetongtarn Shinawatra for prime minister. Former premier Srettha Thavisin was removed from office yesterday over an ethics violation. Ms Paetongtarn, 37, is the daughter of former premier and political heavyweight Thaksin Shinawatra, and niece to ousted former leader Yingluck Shinawatra. If successful in the parliamentary ballot tomorrow, Ms Paetongtarn will be Thailand's second female prime minister and the third Shinawatra to hold the top post.