Shahbaz Sharif is the new prime minister of Pakistan, replacing the ousted Imran Khan.
He was elected with 174 votes in favour after more than 100 politicians from Mr Khan's party walked out the national assembly in protest.
Mr Shahbaz, 70, is the younger brother of three-time prime minister Nawaz Sharif, and led the bid by opposition parties to remove Mr Khan.
Mr Khan, the cricket star turned politician became the first Pakistani prime minister to be ousted by a no-confidence vote in the early hours of Sunday.
He had been in office since 2018 but opponents blamed him for failing to revive the economy and tackle corruption.
Mr Khan has accused critics of colluding with the US to unseat him but has provided no evidence, and urged people to take to the streets in protest.
Thousands of his supporters demonstrated until the early hours of Monday in cities such as Karachi, Lahore and Peshawar. They blocked roads and shouted slogans against rival parties and the US government.
Hundreds also gathered outside the London home of Nawaz Sharif on Sunday.
After losing the vote, Mr Khan tweeted on Sunday: "Pakistan became an independent state in 1947; but the freedom struggle begins again today against a foreign conspiracy of regime change.
"It is always the people of the country who defend their sovereignty and democracy."
Shahbaz Sharif submitted his nomination to be prime minister on Sunday, a move endorsed by other opposition parties.
But Mr Khan's party also nominated the former foreign minister, saying their members would resign en masse should he lose, potentially triggering by-elections.
Mr Khan had clung on for almost a week after a united opposition to remove him saw a key coalition partner and party allies jump ship.
He managed to avoid an initial no-confidence vote by dissolving parliament and calling elections. However, the supreme court ruled it was illegal.
Shabaz Sharif will have a small majority of 174, enough to pass laws in the 342-seat assembly.
He has served three times as chief minister of Pakistan's largest province, Punjab, home to 60% of the country's population.
His brother's last spell in office ended in 2017 when he was barred from office following financial details in the Panama Papers.
He went abroad for medical treatment after serving just a few months of a 10-year sentence for corruption, while Shabaz became leader of the PML-N party.
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