Although Hun Sen left his nearly four-decade-long premiership, he remained in politics as the head of the ruling CPP. In addition, the 2024 Senate elections resulted in a landslide victory by the CPP, paving the way for Hun Sen to become Senate president....
The operation, inaugurated in January 1992, was difficult toimplement, notably because the Khmer Rouge refused to disarm and cooperate, the UN machinery for such an innovative mission was cumbersome, and the ruling party in Phnom Penh was unwilling to cede day-to-day political power to the UN...
Political parties and leaders Cambodia National Rescue Party or CNRP [KHEM SOKHA] (dissolved by the Cambodian Supreme Court in November 2017; formed from a 2012 merger of the Sam Rangsi Party or SRP and the former Human Rights Party or HRP [KHEM SOKHA, also spelled KEM SOKHA]) ...
political violence continued to be a problem. In 1997, factional fighting between supporters of Prince Norodom Ranariddh and Hun Sen broke out, resulting in more than 100 FUNCINPEC deaths and a few Cambodian People's Party (CPP) casualties. Some FUNCINPEC leaders were forced ...
Firmly entrenched in Cambodia's political regime are patron鈥揷lient networks, which have formed among the winning coalitions to maintain the power of Hun Sen for more than three decades. To hold onto power, the patrons, having Hun Sen as chair or central patron, have employed a number of ...
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A Cambodian court on Thursday began hearing the cases of nearly 130 opponents and government critics charged with treason for taking part in nonviolent political activities over the past three years, in what one of them descr
The ruling Cambodian People's Party has set seven core principles for the next five years for the country's foreign policy, which include opposing force, disapproval of unlawful occupations, non-interference in the domestic affairs of other countries, prohibition of foreign military presence in Cam...
The ruling Cambodian People's Party has set seven core principles for the next five years for the country's foreign policy, which include opposing force, disapproval of unlawful occupations, non-interference in the domestic affairs of other countries, prohibition of foreign military presence in Cam...
PHNOM PENH, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- As Cambodia and China are commemorating their 60th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations this year, a Cambodian ruling party lawmaker said the relationship between the two countries can be a role model in modern international relations. ...
With the latest appointments, the number of deputy prime ministers in the Southeast Asian country has increased to 11, and the number of senior ministers has risen to 23. The National Assembly is made up of 125 lawmakers, including 120 from the ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP) and five...