Cambodian PM Hun Sen, one of the world's longest-serving leaders, says he will resign and hand power to his eldest son after almost four decades of rule
Hun Sen, who has ruled the Southeast Asian country for 38 years, made the announcement just days after his ruling Cambodian People's Party swept a general election. / Photo: AP
His Cambodian People's Party won a landslide victory in an election on Sunday with no strong opposition, taking 82 percent of the vote, paving the way for a dynastic succession to his eldest son that some critics have compared to North Korea. The government hailed the 84.6 percent turnout as evidence of the country's"democratic maturity" but Western powers including the United States and European Union condemned the poll as neither free nor fair.
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