As Expected, Hun Sen Trumps in One-Sided Cambodian Election
1 year, 4 months ago

As Expected, Hun Sen Trumps in One-Sided Cambodian Election

The Diplomat  

Prime Minister Hun Sen has extended his absolute authority over Cambodia, trouncing a feeble opposition in the July 23 general election and paving the way for a transfer of power to his eldest son Hun Manet within a month of the vote. But the result was a mere formality in the promotion of Hun Manet, a prospect made clear mere days before the election when Hun Sen told Chinese television his 45-year-old son could take control of the ruling party and the country within three to four weeks. In a letter addressed to six Western parliaments ahead of the election, ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights said that Hun Sen “appears determined to drive the final nail into the coffin of Cambodia’s democracy” adding these elections “cannot possibly be free and fair.” APHR has even called on legislatures in the European Union, United States, Australia, United Kingdom, Canada, and New Zealand to adopt bills designed not to recognize the results of a poll also described by the U.S. State Department as “neither free nor fair.” That’s a big ask but suggestions by some that Hun Manet’s background – a West Point graduate with a Ph.D. from the University of Bristol – might spell some improvement in Cambodia’s sorely tested relationships with Western countries, in particular the U.S., are overrated. As Carl Thayer, emeritus professor at the University of New South Wales in Australia recently told me, “If Hun Sen is 90 percent pro-China, then Hun Manet might be around 85 percent.” In other words, Cambodia’s cozy relationship with China will continue.

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Cambodia pulls out of a regional development pact after protests
3 months ago

Cambodia pulls out of a regional development pact after protests

Associated Press  

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said he was pulling his country out of a development agreement with neighboring Vietnam and Laos following protests that it was benefiting foreign interests. Critics on social media have focused on land concessions in border areas particularly with Vietnam, a highly sensitive issue because of Cambodia’s historical antagonism toward its larger …

Hun Manet: In His Father’s Long Shadow
3 months, 1 week ago

Hun Manet: In His Father’s Long Shadow

The Diplomat  

Children who follow in the footsteps of prominent parents often don’t have it easy. Former Prime Minister Hun Sen no longer holds the reins of power alone; the importance of his children has gradually increased, and the Hun clan is preparing to develop a political dominance in Cambodia that Southeast Asia has not experienced since the time of Suharto in …

Cambodia's ex-leader Hun Sen becomes senate president
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Cambodia's ex-leader Hun Sen becomes senate president

The Hindu  

Former Cambodian leader Hun Sen was promoted to senate president on Wednesday, taking over a key ceremonial role less than a year after handing power to his son. Hun Sen stepped down in August after nearly four decades of iron-fisted rule, passing the baton to his eldest son Hun Manet following a landslide win in national polls held without any …

Cambodia’s ruling party wins Senate election, paving the way for Hun Sen to act as its president
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Cambodia’s ruling party wins Senate election, paving the way for Hun Sen to act as its president

Associated Press  

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — The long-ruling Cambodian People’s Party has won an expected landslide victory in the election for the country’s Senate, the National Election Committee has confirmed. The vote paves the way for Hun Sen, who is the ruling party president, to become Senate President, allowing him to hold an official position in government after stepping down last year …

Cambodia’s new prime minister wins lawmakers’ approval for his youngest brother to become his deputy
10 months ago

Cambodia’s new prime minister wins lawmakers’ approval for his youngest brother to become his deputy

Associated Press  

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Six months after becoming Cambodia’s new prime minister, the eldest son of the country’s long-serving autocratic leader on Wednesday won approval from lawmakers to have his youngest brother take the post of deputy premier. Last August, Hun Manet, 46, the son of longtime leader Hun Sen and Cambodia’s military chief, became the prime minister after having …

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet’s Rise to the Top of the CPP Leadership
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet’s Rise to the Top of the CPP Leadership

The Diplomat  

In its most recent national party congress in December, the ruling Cambodian People’s Party appointed Prime Minister Hun Manet as its newest vice president. Manet, as the new vice president, will be added to the official posters alongside Hun Sen and Samrin, according to a new directive from the CPP Central Committee’s secretariat. While Hun Sen, who will likely replace …

New Thai prime minister pays friendly visit to neighboring Cambodia's own new leader
1 year, 2 months ago

New Thai prime minister pays friendly visit to neighboring Cambodia's own new leader

The Independent  

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Hun Sen’s Legacy Is the Defeat of Western Foreign Policy
1 year, 3 months ago

Hun Sen’s Legacy Is the Defeat of Western Foreign Policy

The Diplomat  

Cambodia’s Hun Sen, the world’s longest serving prime minister, last month handed over power to his eldest son, having vanquished all opposition during his 38 years in power. In 1993, when Cambodia was constituting itself as a pluralist democracy and the United Nations-administered elections saw four parties elected to the National Assembly, Cambodia’s GDP was just $2.53 billion at current …

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet visits country’s close ally China on his 1st official trip abroad
1 year, 3 months ago

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet visits country’s close ally China on his 1st official trip abroad

Associated Press  

BEIJING — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet arrived in Beijing on Thursday on his first official trip abroad since taking office last month. Hun Manet was expected to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping and other officials in the capital and to attend a weekend trade and investment expo in southern China, according to Cambodia’s Foreign Ministry. After his meetings in …

Cambodia's new Prime Minister Hun Manet heads to close ally China for his first official trip abroad
1 year, 3 months ago

Cambodia's new Prime Minister Hun Manet heads to close ally China for his first official trip abroad

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet …

Cambodian Parliament approves longtime leader’s son as prime minister as part of generational change
1 year, 4 months ago

Cambodian Parliament approves longtime leader’s son as prime minister as part of generational change

Associated Press  

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — The son of longtime autocratic Cambodian leader Hun Sen was sworn in Tuesday as the country’s new prime minister, part of a generational change in top positions in the Southeast Asian nation. In his acceptance speech to the National Assembly, Cambodia’s lower house of Parliament, Hun Manet said the examples set by his father and the …

Cambodia parliament elects Hun Sen’s son, Hun Manet, as new PM
1 year, 4 months ago

Cambodia parliament elects Hun Sen’s son, Hun Manet, as new PM

Al Jazeera  

Hun Manet is now the prime minister but Hun Sen will remain very much at the centre of power, analysts say. Hun Manet now has the prime minister’s title but Hun Sen will remain very much at the centre of power and politics in Cambodia – symbolically and literally, according to observers and the political opposition. Exiled opposition leader Sam …

New faces in Cambodia's parliament as king welcomes incoming lawmakers
1 year, 4 months ago

New faces in Cambodia's parliament as king welcomes incoming lawmakers

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Cambodia's king congratulated the country's new lawmakers on Monday, urging …

China’s foreign minister visits Cambodia days after incumbent premier hands off the job to his son
1 year, 4 months ago

China’s foreign minister visits Cambodia days after incumbent premier hands off the job to his son

Associated Press  

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — China’s foreign minister visited Cambodia over the weekend to reaffirm his country’s commitment to the southeast Asian country after its incumbent prime minister handed off the job to his son following a one-sided election last month, officials said. Wang Yi is the first foreign leader to visit Cambodia, days after Hun Sen’s announcement that his 45-year-old …

Hun Sen has been terrible for Cambodia. His son could be worse
1 year, 4 months ago

Hun Sen has been terrible for Cambodia. His son could be worse

Al Jazeera  

Cambodians continue to fight for democracy, as a new generation of the elite – inexperienced and entitled – takes over. My former party, the Cambodia National Rescue Party, won over 43 percent of the vote in the 2013, 2015 and 2017 elections, despite open corruption and interference by Hun Sen and his government. However, for Hun Sen, we posed too …

Cambodia’s king endorses Hun Manet as next prime minister
1 year, 4 months ago

Cambodia’s king endorses Hun Manet as next prime minister

Al Jazeera  

Eldest son of Prime Minister Hun Sen obtains king’s approval and is set to become Cambodia’s next leader later this month. Cambodia’s king has approved the nomination of Prime Minister Hun Sen’s eldest son as the nation’s next leader after their party sealed victory in a one-sided election last month. Hun Manet won his first seat in parliament in the …

Cambodia electoral body confirms Prime Minister Hun Sen’s party as the winner after final vote tally
1 year, 4 months ago

Cambodia electoral body confirms Prime Minister Hun Sen’s party as the winner after final vote tally

Associated Press  

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Cambodia’s electoral body on Saturday announced the final results of last month’s election that has been criticized by the West as neither free nor fair, sealing a landslide victory for the ruling party of long-serving Prime Minister Hun Sen and a mandate for the next five years. In an announcement on TVK state television and government …

Hun Manet | The next-generation dynast
1 year, 4 months ago

Hun Manet | The next-generation dynast

The Hindu  

Here comes the son, rolling through the streets of Phnom Penh in a black vehicle. “History has shown that only the Cambodian People’s Party has the ability to bring safety and peace to Cambodia,” Gen. Hun Manet roars. The oldest of Mr. Hun Sen’s six children, Gen. Hun Manet attended high school in Phnom Penh before joining the military in …

Hun Sen, the Cambodian strongman with a grip on power, is handing over to his son
1 year, 4 months ago

Hun Sen, the Cambodian strongman with a grip on power, is handing over to his son

ABC  

Hun Manet was elected to the Cambodian parliament just days ago, and yet within a few weeks, he'll be the country's prime minister. Sebastian Strangio, author of Hun Sen's Cambodia and South-East Asia editor at The Diplomat, said little else was known about Hun Manet. "One thing that we can say for certain is that his background is very different …

Cambodian PM Hun Sen to Step Down After Four Decades, His Son to Succeed Him
1 year, 4 months ago

Cambodian PM Hun Sen to Step Down After Four Decades, His Son to Succeed Him

News 18  

Longtime Cambodian leader Hun Sen said Wednesday he will step down in three weeks as prime minister and hand the position to his oldest son, who won his first seat in Parliament in Sunday’s election. Hun Sen has been Cambodia’s autocratic leader for 38 years but said ahead of the elections he would hand off the position to his oldest …

Cambodia’s Hun Sen, Asia’s longest serving leader, says he’ll step down and his son will take over
1 year, 4 months ago

Cambodia’s Hun Sen, Asia’s longest serving leader, says he’ll step down and his son will take over

Associated Press  

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said Wednesday he will step down in August and hand the position to his oldest son, though Asia’s longest-serving leader is expected to continue to wield significant power. The rise to power of Hun Sen’s son — 45-year-old Hun Manet, who won his first seat in Parliament just days ago and …

Cambodia leader Hun Sen to step down, hand over power to son
1 year, 4 months ago

Cambodia leader Hun Sen to step down, hand over power to son

Al Jazeera  

Prime Minister Hun Sen says oldest son to take on position following a landslide election victory tainted with controversy. Longtime Cambodian leader Hun Sen said he will step down in three weeks as prime minister and hand the position to his oldest son, who won his first seat in parliament in Sunday’s election. Hun Sen has been Cambodia’s leader for …

Cambodia’s Hun Sen, Asia’s longest-serving leader, says he’ll step down and his son will take over
1 year, 4 months ago

Cambodia’s Hun Sen, Asia’s longest-serving leader, says he’ll step down and his son will take over

LA Times  

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, shown voting Sunday in an election that observers say was unfair, plans to hand power to his son. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said Wednesday he will step down in August and hand the position to his oldest son, though Asia’s longest-serving leader is expected to continue to wield significant power. The widely anticipated move …

Cambodian heir apparent hails poll victory, defying outside criticism
1 year, 5 months ago

Cambodian heir apparent hails poll victory, defying outside criticism

The Hindu  

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen's heir apparent insisted Monday on the legitimacy of elections his party won against no meaningful opposition, defying international criticism that the polls were neither free nor fair. On Monday the Chinese foreign ministry congratulated Hun Sen on his win in "successful elections" and said it looked forward to strengthening already close ties. Election officials also …

US announces punitive measures over concerns that Cambodia’s elections were ‘neither free nor fair’
1 year, 5 months ago

US announces punitive measures over concerns that Cambodia’s elections were ‘neither free nor fair’

Associated Press  

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Cambodia’s longtime ruling party on Monday lauded its landslide victory in weekend elections as a clear mandate for the next five years. On his Facebook page Monday, Hun Manet said the election result showed that the “Cambodian people have clearly expressed their wills through votes.” He thanked Cambodians for their “love and confidence in the CPP” …

US announces punitive measures over concerns Cambodia's elections were 'neither free nor fair'
1 year, 5 months ago

US announces punitive measures over concerns Cambodia's elections were 'neither free nor fair'

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. On his Facebook page Monday, Hun Manet said the election result showed that the “Cambodian …

Cambodia's ruling party claims landslide win in one-sided election
1 year, 5 months ago

Cambodia's ruling party claims landslide win in one-sided election

The Hindu  

The party of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen declared a landslide victory in a general election on July 23, a vote that critics widely dismissed as a sham aimed at cementing the party's rule before an expected transfer of power to his eldest son. The contest was effectively a one-horse race, with Hun Sen's Cambodian People's Party, a political behemoth …

Cambodia Election: Votes Commences as Longtime Leader Hun Sen Nears Guaranteed Win
1 year, 5 months ago

Cambodia Election: Votes Commences as Longtime Leader Hun Sen Nears Guaranteed Win

News 18  

Cambodians voted Sunday in an election that longtime leader Hun Sen is all but guaranteed to win as he looks to secure his legacy by handing the reins to his eldest son. More than 9.7 million people are registered to vote in the seventh election since the United Nations first Over the last 30 years what hopes the international community …

Cambodian leader's son Hun Manet set to take reins of power — but will he bring change?
1 year, 5 months ago

Cambodian leader's son Hun Manet set to take reins of power — but will he bring change?

ABC  

Hun Sen has been Cambodia's autocratic prime minister for nearly four decades, during which the opposition has been stifled and the country has grown increasingly close to China. Key points: It is not clear when — or even if — Hun Sen will hand over power to his son Hun Manet is a graduate of the US Military Academy at …

Cambodia strongman Hun Sen nears election victory after banning opposition
1 year, 5 months ago

Cambodia strongman Hun Sen nears election victory after banning opposition

India Today  

Cambodians voted Sunday in an election that longtime leader Hun Sen is all but guaranteed to win as he looks to secure his legacy by handing the reins to his eldest son. Hun Sen cast his ballot in the capital Phnom Penh shortly after polling stations opened at 7:00 am, according to AFP journalists at the scene. More than 9.7 …

Hun Sen’s ruling party claims landslide win in Cambodian election that saw opposition suppressed
1 year, 5 months ago

Hun Sen’s ruling party claims landslide win in Cambodian election that saw opposition suppressed

LA Times  

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, with his wife, Bun Rany, raises an inked finger after voting. The ruling party of Cambodia‘s longtime Prime Minister Hun Sen claimed a landslide victory in Sunday’s general election, an outcome that was virtually assured thanks to the suppression and intimidation of the opposition in a vote critics said made a farce of democracy. “I …

Cambodia PM Hun Sen’s party claims ‘landslide’ in flawed election
1 year, 5 months ago

Cambodia PM Hun Sen’s party claims ‘landslide’ in flawed election

Al Jazeera  

Critics described the election as the least free and fair in decades due to exclusion of main opposition party. Phnom Penh, Cambodia – Prime Minister Hun Sen’s Cambodian People’s Party has claimed a “landslide” victory in national elections described by critics as the country’s least free and fair vote in decades. Hun Sen said the strong voter participation proved that …

Cambodian leader’s son, a West Point grad, set to take reins of power — but will he bring change?
1 year, 5 months ago

Cambodian leader’s son, a West Point grad, set to take reins of power — but will he bring change?

Associated Press  

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Hun Sen has been Cambodia’s autocratic prime minister for nearly four decades, during which the opposition has been stifled and the country has grown increasingly close to China. “His choices don’t exactly reflect Swiss values.” Hun Manet has given few clues himself, posting frequently on Facebook and Telegram like his father but revealing little of his …

Hun Sen’s ruling party claims landslide win in Cambodian election after opposition was suppressed
1 year, 5 months ago

Hun Sen’s ruling party claims landslide win in Cambodian election after opposition was suppressed

Associated Press  

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — The ruling party of Cambodia’s longtime Prime Minister Hun Sen claimed a landslide victory in Sunday’s general election, an outcome that was virtually assured after the suppression and intimidation of the opposition in a vote called a farce of democracy. Hun Sen posted on his Telegram channel late Sunday that unofficial results compiled by authorities in …

Hun Sen is the longest serving leader in Asia. He’s purged critics and is set to win Cambodian polls
1 year, 5 months ago

Hun Sen is the longest serving leader in Asia. He’s purged critics and is set to win Cambodian polls

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “I don’t think anyone expects Hun Sen to sort …

‘Why would I vote?’: Cambodians quietly question election’s value
1 year, 5 months ago

‘Why would I vote?’: Cambodians quietly question election’s value

Al Jazeera  

Some plan to resist a discredited national election the only way they can: by staying at home on voting day. Phnom Penh, Cambodia – “I won’t go to vote,” said Sovanny*, describing how she felt crushed earlier this year when Cambodia’s only credible opposition party was disqualified from elections. “Why would I vote when there’s only one party?” the 45-year-old …

Cambodia’s sham election might be Hun Sen’s last
1 year, 5 months ago

Cambodia’s sham election might be Hun Sen’s last

Al Jazeera  

Asia’s longest serving leader makes his own rules, in golf and politics. When I first met Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen, I didn’t have much hope for his future. Eighteen months later, Hanoi moved to oust Pol Pot and install Hun Sen as a key member of the new Khmer leadership. Outmanoeuvring or suppressing every opposition political leader and outlawing …

Cambodian leader’s son, a West Point grad, set to take reins of power — but will he bring change?
1 year, 5 months ago

Cambodian leader’s son, a West Point grad, set to take reins of power — but will he bring change?

Associated Press  

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Hun Sen has been Cambodia’s autocratic prime minister for nearly four decades, during which the opposition has been stifled and the country has grown increasingly close to China. “His choices don’t exactly reflect Swiss values.” Hun Manet has given few clues himself, posting frequently on Facebook and Telegram like his father but revealing little of his …

Cambodia's Friday Women are fighting for justice, with their husbands and sons in jail ahead of a 'democratic charade' election
1 year, 5 months ago

Cambodia's Friday Women are fighting for justice, with their husbands and sons in jail ahead of a 'democratic charade' election

ABC  

Teang Chenda can recall, with painful clarity, her panic and desperation when she found out her husband had been thrown in a Cambodian jail. After the CNRP was dissolved, Hun Sen's ruling Cambodian People's Party went on to win all 125 parliamentary seats in the last election in 2018 – a poll criticised internationally for being undemocratic. Prime Minister Hun …

Fear and voting in Cambodia’s one-horse election race
1 year, 5 months ago

Fear and voting in Cambodia’s one-horse election race

Al Jazeera  

Seventeen parties registered to contest election alongside Prime Minister Hun Sen’s ruling party, but the vote is almost impossible for him to lose. In a dramatic reversal of the core principle of choice in elections, voters told Al Jazeera how they now feared the potential consequences of not voting for Hun Sen. “I’m afraid they will check names,” said Phally*, …

Compelled Speech on the March in Cambodia With New ‘Mandatory’ Voting Law
1 year, 5 months ago

Compelled Speech on the March in Cambodia With New ‘Mandatory’ Voting Law

The Diplomat  

On June 13, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, in one of his now-daily streams of consciousness that dictate government policy, announced that he wants to amend existing election laws so that anyone who doesn’t vote in July’s general election will never be able to stand as a candidate in any future ballot. Hun Sen cannot know how much of the …

Cambodia’s Main Opposition Party Barred From July Election
1 year, 6 months ago

Cambodia’s Main Opposition Party Barred From July Election

The Diplomat  

Last month, Cambodia’s National Election Committee rejected the application of the country’s main opposition party to take part in this year’s national election, all but ensuring another clean sweep for Prime Minister Hun Sen’s ruling party. In a statement, the NEC said that it would not register the Candlelight Party for the July 23 election for failing to attach a …

Cambodia’s top opposition party barred from July elections, leaving Hun Sen’s party unchallenged
1 year, 6 months ago

Cambodia’s top opposition party barred from July elections, leaving Hun Sen’s party unchallenged

Associated Press  

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Cambodia’s top opposition party was barred Thursday from participating in elections set for July after the Constitutional Council refused to overturn a decision not to register the party over a paperwork issue. The Candlelight Party, the sole credible challenger to the governing Cambodian People’s Party in the upcoming polls, lost its appeal because its complaint was …

Cambodia’s opposition disqualified from election, appeal fails
1 year, 7 months ago

Cambodia’s opposition disqualified from election, appeal fails

Al Jazeera  

Cambodia’s embattled opposition Candlelight Party has lost its appeal against disqualification from forthcoming national elections, which effectively means the country’s long-ruling leader, Prime Minister Hun Sen, will stand unchallenged at the polls in July. Cambodia’s Constitutional Council, which heard the party’s appeal on Thursday, ruled that the National Election Committee’s decision to prevent the opposition from standing in the July …

Do Cambodia’s 2023 Elections Matter?
1 year, 7 months ago

Do Cambodia’s 2023 Elections Matter?

The Diplomat  

As Cambodia heads toward national elections on July 23, the central question seems to be whether they matter, and if so how, given that the results – at least in terms of the winner – are preordained. Prime Minister Hun Sen’s Cambodian People’s Party has taken its long-standing domination of the political scene to new heights, and into the future, …

20 Parties Register to Compete in Cambodia’s July Election
1 year, 7 months ago

20 Parties Register to Compete in Cambodia’s July Election

The Diplomat  

However, nine parties’ applications have yet to be approved, including the Candlelight Party, the only one with any chance of challenging Prime Minister Hun Sen’s CPP. Twenty political parties have registered for Cambodia’s parliamentary election in July, the country’s National Election Committee announced yesterday, though nine of them have not yet been approved, including the one opposition party of any …

Top Cambodian opposition party denied registration for July elections, will appeal ruling
1 year, 7 months ago

Top Cambodian opposition party denied registration for July elections, will appeal ruling

Associated Press  

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Cambodia’s National Election Committee refused on Monday to register the opposition Candlelight Party, the sole credible challenger to the governing Cambodian People’s Party, for July elections, saying it had failed to provide necessary documents. Kimsour Phirith said when the party applied to contest this year’s elections, the election commission asked for its original registration papers issued …

Cambodia disqualifies sole credible opposition Candlelight Party ahead of July election
1 year, 7 months ago

Cambodia disqualifies sole credible opposition Candlelight Party ahead of July election

ABC  

Cambodia's election commission has disqualified the sole credible opposition Candlelight Party from contesting elections in July over its failure to submit proper registration documents. Key points: Candlelight Party is the unofficial successor to the Cambodia National Rescue Party, which was dissolved before the last elections Hun Sen has held power for 38 years and plans to pass the reins to …

Cambodian PM’s son, tipped to succeed him, gets promotion
1 year, 8 months ago

Cambodian PM’s son, tipped to succeed him, gets promotion

Associated Press  

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Cambodian army chief Hun Manet, who is widely expected to replace his father as the country’s prime minister later this year, was promoted Thursday to his country’s highest military rank. Prime Minister Hun Sen, 71, explicitly declared his support in December 2021 to have the United States Military Academy-trained Hun Manet succeed him through constitutional means. …

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