Hun Manet was appointed Cambodia's new leader by the king on Monday, after having effectively been given the post from his father who ruled for nearly four decades.
Days after a landslide victory in July's election, Hun Sen -- one of the world's longest-serving leaders -- announced he was stepping down as prime minister and handing power to his eldest son.
However, to officially become the country's next leader, the 45-year-old and his cabinet must win a confidence vote in parliament set for August 22. The United States, United Nations and the European Union condemned last month's polls as neither free nor fair. While groomed for the position for years, the eldest son of Cambodia's iron-fisted ruler remains untested in the political arena, analysts say.
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