Thailand prime minister survives vote of no-confidence | Politics News

Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, daughter of ex-premier Thaksin, won the backing of 319 of 488 Thai lawmakers.

Thailand’s Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has survived a no-confidence vote in parliament, defeating a challenge from opposition parties which accused her of being a puppet of her father, billionaire ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra.

After a two-day debate in which the opposition attacked 38-year-old Paetongtarn’s management of the economy and national security, as well…