Top Thai PM candidate gives birth two weeks before election.

Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the frontrunner in Thailand's upcoming national elections and member of the Shinawatra family, gave birth to her second child just two weeks before the polls open. The election is framed as a showdown between Paetongtarn and incumbent Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, head of a pro-military conservative grouping. Paetongtarn's party faces a greater obstacle than merely winning the most votes from the public, as political parties allied to her family have struggled to hold on to power due to military influence. The election will be Thailand's first since youth-led mass pro-democracy protests in 2020.