Prince Norodom Ranariddh and the royal FUNCIPEC Party walks together at the National Assembly, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Nov.... An aide to Ranariddh, who spoke on condition of anonymity because who was not authorized to speak to the media, said he went to Paris in late 2019 for medical treatment of a broken pelvis.... Ranariddh's career was always in the shade of his charismatic father, Sihanouk, and his wily and ruthless political rival, Hun Sen, with whom he shared power before being push

Long-serving Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen's ruling party easily topped the field as expected in local elections, an initial tabulation from the National Election Committee showed Monday. Official final returns from Sunday's polls are due to be released on June 26.... However, a statement released Monday by the committee said Hun Sen’s Cambodian People’s Party won 9, 338 out of the 11, 622 commune council seats that were contested.In the aggregated popular vote, Hun Sen’s party received 5.3

Cambodians vote Sunday in local elections that are their first chance to go to the polls since the ruling party of long-serving Prime Minister Hun Sen swept a 2018 general election that was widely criticized as unfair.... Four days before the election, at least six opposition candidates and activists are in detention awaiting trial while others summoned on politically motivated charges have gone into hiding, the Human Rights Office said in a statement.... He has said he intends to stay in offi

Read ourprivacy notice Thanks for signing up to theInside Washington email{{# verifyErrors}}{{ message}}{{/ verifyErrors}}{{^ verifyErrors}} Something went wrong.... At his first post-election appearance on Thursday to inaugurate the new government, Hun Sen said that following the announcement of the election committee's final result, he planned to make the endorsement of Hun Manet as the next prime minister to King Norodom Sihamoni on Aug.... Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this

The transition was first flagged in 2021, but until July it was unclear when the change of power would occur.... Hun Sen has said the succession is designed to maintain peace and avoid" bloodshed" should he die in office.He is expected to become president of the Senate early next year and will serve as acting head of state when King Norodom Sihamoni is abroad.... Since he came to power following the fall of the murderous Khmer Rouge regime four decades ago, Hun Sen's rule has become increasing

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, with his wife, Bun Rany, raises an inked finger after voting.... Hun Sen has maintained power as an autocrat in a nominally democratic framework.... Hun Manet, 45, has a bachelor’s degree from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point as well as a master’s from NYU and a PhD from Bristol University in Britain....