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Yingluck Shinawatra became politically turbulent Thailand’s first female prime minister on today after parliament endorsed her crushing election victory.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Political novice Yingluck, the sister of ousted former leader Thaksin Shinawatra, gained support from 296 members of the lower house out of a potential 500<\/strong> — reflecting the majority enjoyed by her party and its allies.<\/p>\n

Yingluck’s Puea Thai party and its partners command a three-fifths parliamentary majority after a resounding victory in the July 3 election over the pro-establishment Democrats.<\/p>\n

The country’s 28th prime minister can expect royal endorsement within days to formalize her position.<\/p>\n

She will face the immediate challenge of bringing stability to the kingdom, after five years of political turmoil since her brother Thaksin Shinawatra was thrown out of office in a 2006 army coup backed by Thailand’s elites.<\/p>\n

Analysts believe a key test for Yingluck will simply be whether she can hang on to power in a country where the removal of leaders is commonplace.<\/p>\n

Thailand has seen 18 actual or attempted military coups since it became a constitutional monarchy in 1932 and only one prime minister in that time has served a full four-year term — Thaksin.<\/p>\n

Yingluck’s vote-grabbing promises, such as a minimum wage hike and higher rice prices for farmers, have also come under scrutiny, with the Bank of Thailand warning they could stoke inflation.<\/strong><\/p>\n

SOURCE AFP<\/em>
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