‘Political Inheritance’ a Brewing Problem, Rights Activist Says
Cambodia needs to build new leaders to take over the country in the next generation, a leading rights activist says. “This means the party is ready to let their children take over, family style,” he [Cambodian Center for Human Rights head Ou Virak]. “But this younger generation has high education, a good standard of living, and doesn’t understand the difficulties of the poor.” Government spokesman Phay Siphan said it was not unusual for political families to bring about political leaders. “This is not different from the US, where there is the Kennedy clan, or Lee Kuan Yu of Singapore, or Sukarno of Indonesia,” he told VOA Khmer. “This is political inheritance.”
Men Kimseng
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