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🇰🇭 Cambodia
Dominant-party parliamentary monarchy
SystemDominant-party parliamentary monarchy
Head of stateKing Norodom Sihamoni (ceremonial)
Head of governmentPrime Minister Hun Manet, son of long-time ruler Hun Sen, who remains Senate president and party chief
LegislatureParliament · a 125-seat National Assembly and a Senate
ElectionsElections are held but the main opposition parties have been dissolved or barred since 2017
Last election2023-07-23 · general election, with the principal opposition disqualified
Next election2028 · general election due
Hun Sen handed the premiership to his West Point-educated son in 2023 after 38 years in power, completing a dynastic transition while retaining decisive influence. Border clashes with Thailand in 2025 escalated into the two countries' worst fighting in decades before ceasefires. Cambodia's alignment with China, and international scrutiny of its cyber-scam compounds, define its external relations.
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