Cambodia parliament elevates opposition boss to shore up truce
Cambodia’s parliament endorsed opposition leader Sam Rainsy on Friday as minority leader with legislative rank equal to Prime Minister Hun Sen, a rare concession by the long-serving premier to preserve a fragile political truce. The arrangement is part of a deal struck in July to end the Cambodia National Rescue Party’s (CNRP) parliamentary boycott and break a year of deadlock fraught with street protests, factory strikes and sporadic unrest resulting from a 2013 election the opposition said was rigged. …
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