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Cambodia succession politics
September 16, 2022
Will Cambodia’s PM Hun Sen Resign Next Year?
By David Hutt
There are numerous signs that the long-planned transition of power from the prime minister to his son may happen sooner rather than later.
July 12, 2022
Hun Sen Plods Along With Cambodia’s Leadership Succession
By David Hutt
It is unclear when Hun Sen will give up the prime ministership, but the country's long-planned transition is in many ways already in progress.
February 10, 2022
Is Or Vandine Cambodia’s Future?
By David Hutt
The U.S.-educated Health Ministry official has shot to prominence as the public face of Cambodia's COVID-19 response.
January 04, 2022
Cambodia’s Hun Sen Moves Ahead on Shoring Up Son’s Leadership Prospects
By Luke Hunt
The leader tipped his grandson to serve as prime minister in the 2030s.
December 09, 2021
Cambodia’s Leadership Succession: One Small Step Further
By Markus Karbaum
Prime Minister Hun Sen proposed his eldest son Hun Manet as his successor. But he did not name a date – and many further questions remain unanswered.
December 03, 2021
Cambodian PM Backs His Son Hun Manet to Succeed Him
By Sebastian Strangio
Prime Minister Hun Sen's announcement offered the strongest signal of support for his 44-year-old son.
June 28, 2021
Will Vaccination Be Hun Sen’s Legacy?
By David Hutt
Cambodia's successful COVID-19 vaccine rollout has given the country's leader a golden chance to bow out of politics. Will he take it?
November 27, 2020
Could an Unlikely Alliance Unseat Cambodia’s PM?
By David Hutt
Rumors have long swirled of an alliance between opposition leader Sam Rainsy and Interior Minister Sar Kheng.
September 04, 2020
Cambodia Succession Plan Hinges on Party Princelings
By David Hutt
A handover of power from long-serving Hun Sen to his eldest son will require a broader generational transition with the ruling CPP.
January 13, 2018
Why Cambodia Sanctions Will Fail
By Vannarith Chheang
A punitive approach will not stop the country’s democratic collapse.
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