Cambodian King appoints Hun Sen as Prime Minister for new five-year term

Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni on Monday appointed incumbent Prime Minister Hun Sen as the prime minister for the new five-year-term government after his ruling party won the July 28 election, according to a royal decree. “The Prime Minister of Cambodia has duties to prepare the members of the Cambodian government in order to ask for the adoption of confidence from the National Assembly,” said the royal decree. In response to the appointment, Prime Minister Hun Sen thanked the king and vowed to put all his efforts to fulfill his duties in order to serve the nation and the people. The premier said that he would submit the members of the new government to the dean of the parliament on Tuesday in order to ask for the adoption of confidence. According to the official schedule, Hun Sen will be sworn in for another five-year term on Tuesday. … The CNRP issued a statement on Monday, saying that the new parliament was the one-party parliament and did not represent the whole Cambodian people. … However, according to the country’s constitution, a new government would be formed by a 50 percent plus one majority, or 63 lawmakers, in the new parliament.

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