Thaksin Shinawatra’s daughter elected leader of Thailand’s ruling party

BANGKOK — Thailand’s ruling Pheu Thai Party at the party’s convention on Friday elected Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the second daughter of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, as its new leader, hoping to expand its support among the young generation with fresh leadership.

“We will become the No. 1 party again,” Paetongtarn vowed in her speech after Friday’s election.