Thaksin’s daughter Paetongtarn Shinawatra elected as Thailand’s prime minister

Leader of the Pheu Thai party Paetongtarn Shinawatra arrives at the party’s headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand (Wason Wanichakorn/AP)

Thailand’s parliament has elected Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the youngest daughter of the divisive former leader Thaksin Shinawatra, as prime minister.

Paetongtarn becomes Thailand’s third leader from the Shinawatra family, after her father, who was ousted by a coup before returning from exile last year, and her aunt Yingluck Shinawatra, who lives in exile.