Srettha Thavisin to become Thailand’s prime minister

The Pheu Thai party’s Srettha Thavisin will become Thailand’s prime minister after winning the backing of lawmakers on Tuesday in a joint vote of the bicameral parliament.

Srettha, a real estate mogul thrust into politics just a few months before a May general election, passed the threshold of 375 votes needed to become prime minister and form the next government.