By ANTARA News,
Bangkok : Somchai Wongsawat, brother-in-law to ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra, won a majority of votes in parliament Wednesday to become Thailand’s next prime minister, according to an AFP tally.
It came a week after former prime minister Samak Sundaravej was stripped of office by a court that found he had illegally accepted payments for hosting TV cooking programmes.
Somchai will not take office until he is endorsed by King Bhumibol Adulyadej, a process that could take several days.
However, anti-government protesters who have occupied the grounds of the prime minister’s offices for three weeks have already vowed to continue their rally to force Somchai from power.
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