![]() ![]() ![]() Many were educated in the West, like Hun Manet, who has a bachelor’s degree from the United States Military Academy West Point, a master’s from New York University and a doctorate from Bristol University in Britain, all in economics. The rise to power of Hun Sen’s son - 45-year-old Hun Manet, who won his first seat in Parliament just days ago and is chief of the country’s army - is part of a larger generational shift: Many younger lawmakers are expected to take up ministerial positions, including Hun Sen’s youngest son and others related to other older party members. The widely anticipated move comes after the autocratic Hun Sen’s Cambodian People’s Party secured a landslide victory Sunday in elections that Western countries and rights organizations criticized as neither free nor fair, partially because the country’s main opposition was barred from competing. PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) - Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said Wednesday he will step down in August and hand the position to his oldest son, though Asia’s longest-serving leader is expected to continue to wield significant power. ![]()
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