Cambodia is set for a first transfer of power in almost four decades — to the son of its autocratic prime minister. Here’s what to know about the Hun family and what the election means for Cambodia and the region.
Cambodia is set for its first transfer of power in almost four decades — to the son of its autocratic prime minister.
In January, Hun Sen threatened to “beat up” political opponents, rhetoric that led Meta’s Oversight Board to call for his social mediaCambodia’s leader has given conflicting statements on when he will hand over power, said Chhengpor Aun, a visiting fellow at the International Institute for Strategic Studies.
Hun Manet graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in 1999 and also has a postgraduate degree in economics from New York University and a PhD in the same subject from the University of Bristol in England. Unlike his father, he speaks fluent English and has a more diplomatic manner, according to observers.
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