Paetongtarn Shinawatra: The new Thai PM with an old name
Thailand's new Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, scion of the kingdom's most prominent political dynasty, comes to office freighted with a long family history of power, protests and coups.
The 37-year-old, who entered politics just two years ago, is the country's youngest premier and the third Shinawatra to hold the role after her father Thaksin and aunt Yingluck.
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The 37-year-old, who entered politics just two years ago, is the country's youngest premier and the third Shinawatra to hold the role after her father Thaksin and aunt Yingluck.
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Transcript
00:00So yes, on Wednesday I heard the result because I was on a plane flying back from China.
00:27So when I turned on my phone and then I read the news, I felt that almost like I didn't
00:36know it was going to happen like this.
00:37So yes, I was very sad and I got back up again and then I talked to Khun Setha and I talked
00:47to my family and I talked to a lot of people from my party and I decided that it's about
00:54time to do something for the country and for the party as well and I just, I hope that
01:01I can do my best to, you know, make the country go forward.
01:10That's what I try to do and right now, of course, today I feel very honored and I feel
01:20very happy.
01:21I've never thought that I was the best person in the room, but I always think that I have
01:28a strong backing and I have a good team and I'm lucky that my team is strong, has experience,
01:39has determination and thinks in the same way as I do.
01:43That's what I value the most.
01:47I think that no matter where I am, as long as I have a good team, I will be able to achieve
01:54success.
01:55I hope that there will be a step forward.
01:58I hope that there will be a step forward and I will talk about management again.
02:03I think that today I'm here to thank you for the votes.
02:09Right now, I feel very excited.
02:12Normally, when I speak in front of a microphone, I'm not very excited, but today I feel very
02:19excited.
02:20Thank you all for coming.