The Facts

• On Friday, the parliament of Thailand elected Paetongtarn Shinawatra as its new prime minister after a court on Wednesday ousted her predecessor, Srettha Thavisin. Thavisin was found guilty of ethics violations.

• The 37-year-old Shinawatra helms the Pheu Thai party and is the country's second female prime minister and the youngest to be elected. Shinawatra comes from a political lineage that includes two other prime ministers, her father Thaksin and aunt Yingluck.

• Shinawatra was confirmed in a 319-145 vote, with 27 lawmakers abstaining. In her first remarks made after her nomination, Shinawatra expressed sadness at the fate of Thavisin and promised to do her "best to make the country go forward."