Shinawatra forms Thailand coalition

The sister of ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra today announced an agreement to form a five-party coalition government after her Pheu Thai Party won a landslide victory in Thailand’s parliamentary elections.

Yingluck Shinawatra, whose brother was ousted from the prime minister post by a 2006 military coup, is set to become Thailand’s first female leader after a vote that marks a significant political comeback for Mr Shinawatra.