The Latest Breaking News from Hun Sen

Will Cambodia’s new leader be able to step out of his father’s shadow?

Hun Manet is set to take the reins from his authoritarian father, but it remains unclear whether he will continue the approach of stability at all costs

The Guardian - AU · Jul 27, 2023

Cambodian leader Hun Sen says he is stepping down as prime minister and his son will take the post

Longtime Cambodian leader Hun Sen says will step down in three weeks as prime minister and hand the position to his oldest son

The Independent UK · Jul 26, 2023

US announces punitive measures over concerns Cambodia's elections were 'neither free nor fair'

Cambodia’s longtime ruling party is lauding its landslide victory in weekend elections as a clear mandate for the next five years, but the United States says its stifling of the opposition meant the vote could not be considered free or fair and that Washington was taking punitive measures

The Independent UK · Jul 24, 2023

Cambodia PM Hun Sen’s party claims ‘landslide’ in flawed election

Critics described the election as the least free and fair in decades due to exclusion of main opposition party.

Al Jazeera · Jul 23, 2023

Cambodia strongman Hun Sen set to claim landslide election victory after banning opposition

Long-time ruler, who has ruthlessly oppressed critics, has indicated he will soon hand power to his son

The Guardian - UK · Jul 23, 2023

Cambodian leader's son, a West Point grad, set to take reins of power — but will he bring change?

Hun Sen has been Cambodia’s autocratic prime minister for nearly four decades, during which the opposition has been stifled and the country has moved closer to China

The Independent UK · Jul 22, 2023

Hun Sen is the longest serving leader in Asia. He’s purged critics and is set to win Cambodian polls

Cambodians go to the polls Sunday with incumbent Prime Minister Hun Sen and his party all but assured a landslide victory thanks to the effective suppression and intimidation of any real opposition

The Independent UK · Jul 22, 2023

‘Why would I vote?’: Cambodians quietly question election’s value

Some plan to resist a discredited national election the only way they can: by staying at home on voting day.

Al Jazeera · Jul 22, 2023

Certain of election victory, Cambodia’s Hun Sen prepares to hand power to son

Hun Manet, eldest son of strongman who has ruled for four decades, faces balancing act when he inherits patronage system

The Guardian - UK · Jul 21, 2023

Autocratic Cambodian leader paving way for son, a West Point graduate with PhD in economics, to rule

Cambodia's Hun Sen has been his country's autocratic prime minister for nearly four decades, during which the opposition has been stifled and the country has moved closer to China

The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2023