{"id":419711,"date":"2023-08-22T11:34:04","date_gmt":"2023-08-22T08:34:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/?p=419711"},"modified":"2023-08-22T11:34:04","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T08:34:04","slug":"hun-manet-elected-as-cambodias-new-prime-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/hun-manet-elected-as-cambodias-new-prime-minister\/","title":{"rendered":"Hun Manet elected as Cambodia&#8217;s new prime minister"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SONNA &#8211; Hun Manet was elected Tuesday as Cambodia&#8217;s new prime minister, succeeding his father Hun Sen, Asia\u2019s longest serving leader.<\/p>\n<p>A total of 123 lawmakers voted in favor of the candidate of the ruling Cambodian People\u2019s Party, which won 120 seats in July elections, state-run AKP News reported.<\/p>\n<p>Hun Sen served as prime minister for 38 years.<\/p>\n<p>Cambodia\u2019s parliament has 125 seats, of which 16 are occupied by women, while the eldest lawmaker is 89 years old and the youngest is 37.<\/p>\n<p>After being elected prime minister, Manet, 45, delivered his first speech to lawmakers of the seventh parliament, known as the National Assembly.<\/p>\n<p>The new Cabinet will include 10 deputy prime ministers and 40 other ministers.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fanadoluagency&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1693861493878460478&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aa.com.tr%2Fen%2Fasia-pacific%2Fhun-manet-elected-as-cambodias-new-prime-minister%2F2973109&amp;sessionId=1467a16a86c88234ba95d4b59ba5159d732f3a1a&amp;siteScreenName=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fanadoluagency&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=aaf4084522e3a%3A1674595607486&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1693861493878460478\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><em><strong>Source: Anadol<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SONNA &#8211; Hun Manet was elected Tuesday as Cambodia&#8217;s new prime minister, succeeding his father Hun Sen, Asia\u2019s longest serving leader. 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