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The 60-year-old from the Pheu Thai party won the majority of votes in both chambers of the national parliament, the popularly elected House of Representatives and the military-appointed Senate on Tuesday.
Sretta was the only candidate. He succeeds Prayut Chan-ocha. The former general had been in power since 2014, when he overthrew the previous Pheu Thai government in a coup.
Srettha’s election came hours after ex-Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra returned from exile. The pro-democracy Pheu Thai, founded by Thaksin and now the second largest faction in parliament, has merged with ten other parties.
Source: Nachrichten
