Many dictators have come to a miserable end by concentrating power in the hands of just one leader or their kin and thereby undermining national governance.
This is a lesson taught repeatedly by history, and we must learn from it.
In the Cambodian Senate election of Feb. 25, the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) secured its virtual single-party rule by winning 55 seats out of a total of 58 that were contested. That in itself was no surprise.