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Thai king swears in new PM Paetongtarn, cabinet

Bangkok, Sep 6 (UNI) Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn swore in Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra and cabinet ministers in a coalition government on Friday, following the royal endorsement of the new portfolios earlier this week.
Paetongtarn and 35 cabinet members under the Pheu Thai Party-led coalition took the oath of allegiance before the king in a traditional ceremony held at the Dusit Palace in capital Bangkok.
Six deputy prime ministers from three core parties in the coalition, namely Pheu Thai, Bhumjaithai and the United Thai Nation, attended the ceremony, along with cabinet ministers and their deputies.
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