Asia-Pacific

Thai PM candidate Paetongtarn Shinawatra gives birth two weeks before election

Daughter of former prime minister ranked either first or second in voter’s choice in recent polls

Thai prime minister candidate Paetongtarn Shinawatra has given birth two weeks before voters goes to polls. Photograph: Jack Taylor/AFP/Getty Images
Thai prime minister candidate Paetongtarn Shinawatra has given birth two weeks before voters goes to polls. Photograph: Jack Taylor/AFP/Getty Images
Rebecca Ratcliffe
Mon May 01 2023 - 12:59 • 2 MIN READ

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