Thailand's governing alliance to nominate Paetongtarn Shinawatra for PM

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's governing coalition said on Thursday it had agreed to nominate 37-year-old Paetongtarn Shinawatra as candidate for prime minister ahead of a parliamentary vote.

Paetongtarn, the daughter of billionaire political heavyweight , is leader of Pheu Thai, the biggest party in the caretaker government.

Paetongtarn will be nominated for the top job at Friday's special session of parliament to choose a new premier following the Constitutional Court's dismissal of Srettha Thavisin.

(Reporting by Panu Wongcha-um, Chayut Setboonsarng and Panarat Thepgumpanat; Writing by Martin Petty)