Hun Sen, Cambodian leader for 36 years, helps his son replace him | Political Issues
The Prime Minister says he is supporting his 44-year-old son Hun Manet to take the lead through elections.
Former Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has helped his eldest son succeed him, paving the way for the political process.
The 69-year-old, one of the longest-serving leaders in the world after 36 years, has led a large group. fighting opponents, government agencies and the media in the country that started in the run-up to the 2018 elections.
“I am announcing today that I am helping my son to continue as prime minister,” Hun Sen said in a speech on Thursday in the coastal state of Preah Sihanouk.
He also said that his son – Hun Manet, 44, a senior vice president of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces and a senior member of staff – should face an election, which is expected to take place in 2023.
Hun Manet graduated from the United States Military Academy in West Point in 1999. He also holds a doctorate in economics from the University of Bristol in Britain.
In a statement, Hun Sen also defended the idea of establishing a political line-up.
“Even Japan has its own lineage, like [former Prime Minister Shinzo] Abe. His grandfather was prime minister and he had traveled to Cambodia. Abe’s father was a foreign minister and Abe was a prime minister, ”he said.
The Hun Sen Cambodian People’s Party (CPP), which has been in power since 1979, holds a majority of seats in the new 125-member parliament. major opposition was resolved Before the 2018 elections, he is accused of plotting to overthrow the government.
Cambodian authorities have arrested many former anti-government activists and activists in recent years.
Western nations and human rights groups have long criticized Hun Sen for harassing dissidents and dissidents.
In June last year, Hun Sen announced that the CPP would be a major force in politics for a century, telling opponents to wait until the next life if they wanted to take power.
