Pheu Thai party leader to be nominated in vote for new Thailand PM

Members of the Pheu Thai party meet at Parliament in Bangkok on Thursday (Sakchai Lalit/AP/PA)

Thailand’s populist Pheu Thai party has said it will nominate its leader Paetongtarn Shinawatra in a Parliament vote for the country’s new prime minister after former incumbent Srettha Thavisin was removed by a court order over an ethical violation.

Ms Paetongtarn is the youngest daughter of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who is seen as the force behind Pheu Thai.