PHNOM PENH, Cambodia: Cambodia's new parliament convened on Monday, setting the stage for long-time ruler Hun Sen to officially hand power to his eldest son after last month's one-sided election.
Hun Sen's Cambodian People's Party won all but five of 125 seats in the lower house in July polls that were widely decried as a sham after the main opposition party was barred from running.Days after the landslide victory, Hun Sen — one of the world's longest-serving leaders — announced he was stepping down and handing power to his eldest son, Hun Manet, after nearly four decades of iron-fisted rule.
Cambodia's King Norodom Sihamoni greets President of the Senate Say Chhum as Prime Minister Hun Sen and Minister of Interior Sar Kheng look on after the opening ceremony of the parliament at the National Assembly building in Phnom Penh on August 21, 2023. AFP PHOTOEarlier this month, Hun Sen unveiled the new Cambodian government headed by Hun Manet, and which also includes his youngest son Hun Many and his nephew in senior roles.
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