Paetongtarn Young Women's Child Thaksin Shinawatra Supported As Prime Minister Candidate

Paetongtarn Shinawatra/PHOTO via Instagram @ingshin21

JAKARTA - Thailand's government alliance agreed to support a newcomer to the 37-year-old political world, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, as prime ministerial candidate, a day before an important vote in parliament.

The deal follows a series of behind-the-scenes negotiations within 24 hours of the court dismissing Sretta Thavisin as prime minister.

The Pheu Thai Party is rushing to get support from its 11-party alliance in an effort to form the next government.

Paetongtarn is the daughter of politician Thaksin Shinawatra

and Yingluck Shinawatra's nephew, the two former prime ministers, fled into exile after a military coup against their government.

Sretta's dismissal by the Constitutional Court on Wednesday, August 13, marks the latest blow to Phau Thai, a populist figure from the family of billionaire Shinawatra who has been at odds for two decades with influential groups in Thailand and the royalist military.

If successful in Friday, August 16, Paetongtarn will be elected as Thailand's second female prime minister and third breed to hold the highest position.

"We believe that under his leadership, we will all support him and be ready to implement his policies since he took office," Anutin Charnvirakul, leader of the Bhumjaithai Party.

Previously, Thai Prime MinisterSretta Thavisin responded to the constitutional court's decision aka the Constitutional Court which fired him for violating ethics by appointing a minister who had been sentenced to prison or inmates.

"I am saddened to leave my post as prime minister which is considered unethical," Srettha said at Government House.

"I carry out my duties with integrity and honesty," he added.