BANGKOK, Thailand Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, who won reelection on July 23, announced on July 26 he would install his West Point-trained son next month as the country's leader and resign after monopolizing politics, jailing rivals, and .
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, who won reelection just last week, announced on Wednesday he would install his West Point-trained son next month as the country's leader and resign after monopolizing politics, jailing rivals and silencing free speech during his nearly four decades in power.
Hun Sen, the prime minister for nearly four decades, applied familiar tactics ahead of the vote to guarantee he would run virtually unopposed, and set the stage for his son to rule the country.
The result is hardly in doubt, but there still could still be some big changes on the horizon as Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, one of the world's longest-serving leaders, cruises to an expected reelection in Sunday's national voting.
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