Bangkok (ANTARA News/Xinhua-0ANA) - The royal endorsement of Yingluck Shinawatra as prime minister will take place Monday afternoon.

House Speaker Somsak Kiatsuranont said Office of His Majesty`s Principal Private Secretary informed him that he should attend the audience with the King at 5:30 p.m. Monday.

Yingluck, the election champion Pheu Thai`s top list MP, was elected by the lower House Friday morning to become the country`s first female PM.

Somsak said after attending the audience with His Majesty and receiving the royal command Monday evening, the House of Representatives` secretary-general will deliver it to the Pheu Thai head office, where Yingluck will formally accept the premiership.(*)

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