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Cambodian Parliament approves longtime leader’s son as prime minister as part of generational change

Posted by unkz
Tags: politics, cambodia, hun sen, prime ministers, hun manet, government, national assembly, author.david rising, author.sopheng cheang, source.associated press
https://apnews.com/article/cambodia-hun-manet-parliament-sworn-prime-minister-c3ba3c6dcb065a7d17868027ab00b490

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Published
Aug 22 2023
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    unkz
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    Not only is the prime minister’s position being inherited, so are most of the cabinet ministers, and it’s being accomplished by banning the opposition party. Not exactly democracy in action. The...

    Not only is the prime minister’s position being inherited, so are most of the cabinet ministers, and it’s being accomplished by banning the opposition party. Not exactly democracy in action.

    The last election also popped up on tildes — here’s how it was rigged too:

    https://tildes.net/~misc/57w

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    1. thefilmslayer
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      Not really democracy when you gift leadership of the country to your kid, either.

      Not really democracy when you gift leadership of the country to your kid, either.