Thai PM candidate gives birth ahead of crucial election

Paetongtarn Shinawatra, leader of the opposition Pheu Thai Party and a top candidate for Thailand's next prime minister, has given birth to a son just two weeks before the general election. Recent surveys have given the opposition parties big leads, which could spell trouble for Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha. However, the Senate, whose appointed members were approved by the military junta Prayuth led for five years, also votes for prime minister, so it is possible that the leader of the biggest party in the elected lower house could be denied the top job if the Senate votes with minority parties.