Asia’s longest-serving head of state, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, is stepping down and handing over power to his son, Hun Manet, a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy.
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Hun Sen, 70, announced his resignation at a news conference in Phnom Penh on Wednesday, marking the end of a nearly four-decade rule in which he staved off Western efforts to liberalize Cambodia, methodically dismantled political opposition and brokered closer relations with China.
“This is like the end of an era,” said Chhengpor Aun, a visiting fellow at the International Institute for Strategic Studies who focuses on Cambodian politics.The CPP came to power in 1979, after the terror-soaked years of the Khmer Rouge regime. The party’s top brass have consolidated control over nearly every aspect of Cambodian life in recent decades — including their own succession, analysts say.
Politically, little is expected to change, at least in the near term. “If you look at the party’s priority, it’ll remain the same, which is: keep the party in power as long as possible,” Aun said.Sam Rainsy, the exiled leader of an opposition party, said the arrival of Hun Manet to the premiership would not buttress democracy in Cambodia.
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