(FILES) Cambodia’s Prime Minister and Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) president Hun Sen gestures as he arrives to attend the EU-ASEAN summit at the European Council headquarters in Brussels on December 14, 2022, with EU and ASEAN flags in the background. (Photo by Kenzo TRIBOUILLARD / AFP)
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, one of the world’s longest-serving leaders, said Wednesday he will resign and hand power to his eldest son after almost four decades of hardline rule.
The former Khmer Rouge cadre has run the kingdom since 1985, eliminating all opposition to his power, with opposition parties banned, challengers forced to flee and freedom of expression stifled.
His Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) won a landslide victory in an election on Sunday with no meaningful opposition, taking 82 percent of the vote, paving the way for a dynastic succession to his…
