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Thailand: Yingluck Shinawatra set to be Thailand's first female premier

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Thailand: Yingluck Shinawatra set to be Thailand's first female premier

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Yingluck Shinawatra was poised to become Thailand's first female prime minister Sunday after her party won a majority of parliamentary seats in the nation's general elections.

The official tally had not yet been completed, but with more than 90 percent of votes counted Sunday night, Yingluck's Pheu Thai party had won 262 seats in the country's 500-seat parliament.

Minutes before, Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva conceded that she had won.

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Yingluck Shinawatra was poised to become Thailand's first female prime minister Sunday after her party won a majority of parliamentary seats in the nation's general elections.

The official tally had not yet been completed, but with more than 90 percent of votes counted Sunday night, Yingluck's Pheu Thai party had won 262 seats in the country's 500-seat parliament.

Minutes before, Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva conceded that she had won.

To read the full article, please visit CNN.  

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