STORY: Paetongtarn Shinawatra elected as Thailand's youngest PM
SHOOTING TIME: Aug. 16, 2024
DATELINE: Aug. 17, 2024
LENGTH: 00:01:30
LOCATION: Bangkok
CATEGORY: POLITICS

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the voting ceremony
2. various Paetongtarn meeting the press after voting
3. SOUNDBITE (English): PAETONGTARN SHINAWATRA, Thailand's newly elected Prime Minister

STORYLINE:

Paetongtarn Shinawatra, a candidate backed by Thailand's Pheu Thai-led coalition, was elected as the country's new prime minister on Friday after winning a simple majority in a parliamentary vote.
   
Paetongtarn was the only candidate nominated to be the new prime minister during the parliamentary vote, which came following a court-ruled dismissal of then Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin in an ethics violation case earlier this week.
   
After a roll call vote that lasted for nearly two hours, President of the National Assembly Wan Muhamad Noor Matha announced that Paetongtarn received 319 votes of support out of the current 493 legislators, more than the simple majority required for approval.
   
The 37-year-old Pheu Thai Party leader, also the youngest daughter of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, will be awaiting a formal appointment by Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn to become the second female premier and the youngest one in the Southeast Asian country.
   
In her post-vote speech, Paetongtarn expressed gratitude to her predecessor, Srettha, for his dedication during his nearly one-year tenure as prime minister and pledged to continue diligent efforts for the people.

SOUNDBITE (English): PAETONGTARN SHINAWATRA, Thailand's newly elected Prime Minister
"I'm so excited to be here today, and thank you all for coming. Of course, every task in the future, we are going to do our best."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Bangkok.
(XHTV)