Thaksin's sister vows to do her best as Thailand's PM

Yingluck Shinawatra said there was "a lot of hard work ahead", after preliminary results showed Pheu Thai had won a clear majority in parliament.With nearly all votes counted, Pheu Thai had 264 seats and Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva's Democrats 160.Ms Yingluck's elder brother, Thaksin, was deposed in a military coup in 2006.Both parties campaigned for an end to the divisions which have plagued Thailand since and caused deadly clashes between their followers.Last year, protesters shut down parts of Bangkok for two months in a bid to force Mr Abhisit's government to resign. When the army stepped in to clear the streets it degenerated into violence, leaving 91 people dead.

The sister of Thailand's exiled former prime minister has promised to do her best in government after leading his supporters to a landslide election win.

'Victory of the people'I don't want to say that Pheu Thai wins today. It's a victory of the people," she told a crowd of supporters outside her party's headquarters after receiving a call of congratulations from her billionaire brother.She said she was discussing a coalition with the smaller Chart Thai Pattana and other parties."I would like to reiterate that we are ready to deliver on all of the policies that we have announced. There is a lot of hard work ahead.""I'll do my best and will not disappoint you."Prime Minister Abhisit - who has dismissed Ms Yingluck as her brother's clone and noted that her party's slogan is "Thaksin Thinks, Pheu Thai Acts" - said his opponent had the right to form a government."The outcome is clear. Pheu Thai has won the election and the Democrats are defeated," he said."I will give the chance to Yingluck, the first woman to form a government," he added. "I want to see unity and reconciliation. The Democrats are ready to be in opposition."

The results of Sunday's election pave the way for Ms Yingluck, a 44-year-old business executive, to become Thailand's first female prime minister and the fifth person to hold the post since her brother.