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Yingluck Shinawatra (C) gives a tradition greeting to members of parliament as she is confirmed in a vote as the new Thai prime minister in Bangkok on August 5, 2011.
Friday, Aug. 05, 2011

Open quoteYingluck's real challenge isn't even how to implement all the election promises. It is, first and foremost, her own credibility as a real leader.Close quote

  • SUTHICHAI YOON,
  • Thai newspaper columnist, on the election of Yingluck Shinawatra as Thailand's first female Prime Minister; Shinawatra, who began her political career in June, is the sister of exiled former premier Thaksin Shinawatra
Photo: Pornchai Kittiwongsakul / AFP / Getty Images | Source: Reuters