Bektimirova Nadezhda

Forthcoming Ruling Elite Change in Cambodia.

ЮГО-ВОСТОЧНАЯ АЗИЯ: АКТУАЛЬНЫЕ ПРОБЛЕМЫ РАЗВИТИЯ, 2022, №1(54), 131-138

 
Annotation: The article considers the forthcoming in 2023 change of ruling elites which was officially announced in December 2021. Prime Minister Hun Sen will be succeeded by his son – the three-star general Hun Manet whose candidacy had already been endorsed by the CPP congress. A complete change of the government and the heads of the legislature is planned. The article analyses the reasons behind such sweeping personnel turnover. It shows how the authorities are planning to preserve high social status for those politicians who are to relinquish power. The paper further examines the new trends brought about by the personnel movement.

Keywords: Cambodia, ruling elite change, Prime Minister Hun Sen, eldest son, three-star general Hun Manet, personnel changes