“If I remain PM and resign after one or two years in office, there will be instability,” he said. “It is necessary that the new government be filled with a new generation of young ministers.”
Cambodia’s Hun Sen will step aside as prime minister after nearly four decades in power, leaving his West Point-educated son Hun Manet to form a new government after the ruling party claimed a landslide election victory over the weekend.
Speaking during a televised address Wednesday, the 70-year-old strongman leader said the decision was made to keep the country stable. He along with other top ministers in his cabinet will resign as ruling party leaders pave the way for a younger generation of politicians, with his son set to assume the job on Aug 22.
