However, to officially turn out to be the country’s next leader, Hun Manet and his cabinet must win a vote of confidence in parliament, which is predicted later this month.
The incoming government will introduce a gaggle of young ministers – a few of them will take over positions vacated by their fathers.
While assuring that he wouldn’t interfere in his son’s rule, Hun Sen also promised Cambodians that he would proceed to dominate the country’s politics.
Cambodia’s Hun Sen resigns as prime minister after 38 years
Cambodia’s Hun Sen resigns as prime minister after 38 years
Coming to power in 1985, Hun Sen helped modernize a rustic devastated by civil war and genocide, although critics say his rule was also marked by environmental destruction, entrenched corruption and the elimination of virtually all political rivals.
He also warned that within the event of a serious threat to Manet’s life, he would return to the position of prime minister.
Analysts say the eldest son of Cambodia’s iron-fisted ruler, although groomed for the position for years, stays untested within the political arena.
There can be little expectation that Manet the Hun will follow a more liberal path than his father, despite the fact that he was educated in England and the United States.
Member of the powerful standing committee of the ruling party, and since 2018, commander of the Royal Cambodian Army.
Silenced by Hun Sen’s regime, a famous Cambodian poet is now a slave at a noodle cart
Silenced by Hun Sen’s regime, a famous Cambodian poet is now a slave at a noodle cart
Once Hun steps down, Sen will turn out to be Senate president early next yr and acting head of state when the king is abroad.
During his years abroad, Hun Manet obtained a master’s degree within the US and a PhD within the UK, each in economics. He can be a graduate of the distinguished West Point military academy within the USA.
Manet the Hun said little about his vision for the country. In the elections, he won a seat within the capital Phnom Penh.
Additional reporting by Reuters
