Hun Sen rejects opposition calls to hold new election, step down

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Friday rejected opposition calls for him to dissolve the National Assembly to pave the way for a new election and to step down from power. “I want to stress that there is no re-election, no one dissolves the legislature and also there is no mechanism to hold new election before its term ends,” Hun Sen said in dismissing demands made by leaders of the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party. …

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