- Title: Cambodia king approves nomination of Hun Manet as next PM
- Date: 21st July 2023
- Summary: Hun Manet presided a handover ceremony for a fleet of trucks Cambodia purchased from China for the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces and the National Police at Olympic Stadium in Phnom Penh. PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA (FILE - JUNE 18, 2020) (REUTERS) ***WARNING: CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** HUN MANET ARRIVING AT NATIONAL OLYMPIC STADIUM AND SALUTING HONOUR GUARDS HUN MANET GREETING ARMY GENERALS ON STAGE BEFORE TAKING SEAT HUN MANET LOOKING ON SOLDIERS STANDING AMONG CHINESE-MADE TRUCKS MILITARY OFFICIALS BEFORE ROW OF TRUCKS SOLDIERS STANDING BESIDE TRUCKS VARIOUS OF HUN MANET HANDING OVER CUTOUTS OF VEHICLE KEYS TO MILITARY OFFICIALS Hun Manet joined the first election campaign rally of the ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP) ahead of the July general election, deemed as his official debut into politics. PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA (FILE - JULY 1, 2023) (REUTERS) HUN MANET WALKING UP TO STAGE AT RULING CAMBODIAN PEOPLE'S PARTY (CPP) FIRST RALLY DURING 2023 ELECTION CAMPAIGN CEREMONY IN PROGRESS HUN MANET TAKING CAMBODIAN PEOPLE'S PARTY FLAG FROM HIS FATHER HUN SEN HUN MANET AND PHNOM PENH MAYOR KHUONG SRENG WAVING FLAGS IN FRONT OF STAGE, HUN SEN STANDING HUN MANET WAVING CAMBODIAN PEOPLE'S PARTY FLAG FROM CAMPAIGN VEHICLE CAMPAIGN VEHICLE CARRYING HUN MANET DRIVING OFF FOR PARADE HUN MANET AND HIS WIFE PICH CHANMONY AND PARTY OFFICIALS STANDING ON CAMPAIGN VEHICLE Hun Manet and his wife, Pich Chanmony, arrived to cast their votes in the July general election. PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA (FILE - JULY 23, 2023) (REUTERS) HUN MANET AND HIS WIFE PICH CHANMONY ARRIVING AT POLLING STATION HUN MANET REGISTERING TO VOTE HUN MANET WALKING TO VOTING BOOTH MEDIA FILMING AND TAKING PHOTOS OF HUN MANET BEHIND VOTING BOOTH PICH CHANMONY CASTING HER VOTE / HUN MANET CASTING HIS VOTE HUN MANET HOLDING UP HIS INKED FINGER TO MEDIA / HUN MANET LEAVING HUN MANET WALKING AND SAYING TO MEDIA (English) "NO COMMENT PLEASE, NO COMMENT. I JUST COME TO VOTE. I JUST COME TO VOTE TODAY."
- Embargoed: 4th August 2023 07:03
- Keywords: Cambodia Hun Manet Hun Sen government leader politics prime minister son
- Location: PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA
- City: PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA
- Country: Cambodia
- Topics: Asia / Pacific,Government/Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA001812901011970RP1
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text:Cambodia's king has approved the nomination of Hun Manet, the eldest son of Prime Minister Hun Sen, to become the country's next premier, according to a decree published on Monday (August 7), confirming a long-awaited transition of power.
The decree endorsing Western-educated army general Hun Manet, 45, was shared on the Telegram channel of his father and signals the imminent end of the former Khmer Rouge guerrilla's nearly four decades at the helm of a country rebounding from decades of war and poverty.
Hun Sen last month said he would step down and hand over power to his son in August, ending a 38-year rule during which he established stability after years of war but stifled democracy in the process.
He will however maintain important posts in the legislature and the ruling party.
Hun Manet studied at West Point and became the first Cambodian to graduate from the prestigious U.S. military academy.
He then earned a master's degree in economics from New York University and a PhD in economics from the University of Bristol in the UK.
Hun Sen has indicated that he expects his heir to rule under his own model and if he does not, he might take back power.
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