Hun Sen is expected to retain a large amount of control, as his party’s president and president of the senate.
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.
That could herald a change in tone from Cambodia’s leaders, said Ou Virak, president of Phnom Penh’s Future Forum think tank, but he does not expect any major policy shifts. He suggested as much himself in his televised address to the nation announcing when he would be stepping down. Over the decades, Hun Sen has used strongarm tactics to stifle opposition and has also steadily moved Cambodia closer to China. That is unlikely to change radically, Ou Virak said, though the new generation may be “wary of overdependence on China.”
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