Cambodia’s national assembly has officially elected the eldest son of outgoing premier Hun Sen to be the country’s new prime minister, a transition of power likened by some to a Southeast Asian version of North Korea’s dynastic leadership.
RELATED
- Cambodia’s Hun Sen seals political dynasty as son becomes PM
- Cambodia legislature approves Hun Manet as new prime minister
- Cambodia taps Hun Manet, son of strongman ruler, as new PM
Hun Manet, 45, a four-star general in Cambodia’s military, was elected by all 123 members of Cambodia’s lower house of parliament who were present for the vote on Tuesday.
“Today is a very important, historical day for the Kingdom of Cambodia,” Hun Manet told lawmakers after the vote.
