{"id":153462,"date":"2023-07-29T12:18:44","date_gmt":"2023-07-29T06:48:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=153462"},"modified":"2023-07-29T12:18:46","modified_gmt":"2023-07-29T06:48:46","slug":"cambodia-pm-hun-sen-steps-down-and-hands-over-power-to-son","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/cambodia-pm-hun-sen-steps-down-and-hands-over-power-to-son\/","title":{"rendered":"Cambodia PM Hun Sen steps down and hands over power to son"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Cambodia PM Hun Sen steps down and hands over power to son:<\/strong> Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, one of the world&#8217;s longest-serving leaders,\u00a0resigned\u00a0and handed power to his eldest\u00a0son Hun Manet\u00a0after almost four decades of hardline rule in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/daily-current-affairs-and-quiz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Daily Current Affairs Quiz: July 2023<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the world&#8217;s longest ruling leaders, Hun Sen made the announcement days after his Cambodian People&#8217;s Party (CPP) won 120 of 125 parliamentary seats in a general election from which all serious opponents were banished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His Cambodian People&#8217;s Party (CPP) won a landslide victory in an election on Sunday with no meaningful opposition, taking 82 percent of the vote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cambodia ranks 150th out of 180 in Transparency International&#8217;s corruption perception index. 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