fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks agoTycoon who led campaign to decriminalise cannabis to be Thai PM
Anutin Charnvirakul, a staunch royalist, has been selected as Thailand's next prime minister, after securing the backing of the majority of lawmakers in parliament. The 58-year-old tycoon turned politician is considered a conservative, though he made a name for himself for leading a campaign to decriminalise cannabis. He was voted in after a chaotic scramble by parties to gain enough support to replace the ousted PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra, who was removed from office by a court ruling.
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