Cambodia’s king has approved the nomination of Prime Minister Hun Sen’s eldest son as the nation’s next leader after their party sealed victory in a one-sided election last month.
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King Norodom Sihamoni’s decree, endorsing the 45-year-old Hun Manet on Monday, was shared on Hun Sen’s Telegram channel and signals the imminent end of the incumbent leader’s nearly four decades at the helm of a country rebounding from decades of war and poverty.
The appointment requires the approval of the newly elected National Assembly, expected later this month.
In full: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/8/7/cambodias-king-endorses-hun-manet-as-next-prime-minister
