With little threat from opposition, Cambodian ruling party heads towards political transition

Eyes are on when long-time PM Hun Sen is expected to pass the mantle on to his son Hun Manet. Read more at straitstimes.com.

With the main opposition Candlelight Party disqualified, there is little to stop the Cambodian People’s Party from sweeping aside 17 other challengers to win all 125 National Assembly seats as it did in the last general election.

The bigger question is when long-time prime minister Hun Sen will pass the mantle to his 45-year-old son Hun Manet. The United States-educated four-star general was in 2021 anointed the CPP’s future prime minister candidate.Get exclusive reports and insights with more than 500 subscriber-only articles every month

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