2023 Cambodian general election

General elections will be held in Cambodia in July 2023 to elect members of the seventh National Assembly. The Cambodian People's Party (CPP) currently holds all seats in parliament. Prime minister Hun Sen will seek another term in office, with his eldest son Hun Manet expected to take over on an unspecified date, either after 2023 or 2028.[1]

2023 Cambodian general election
30 July 2023
All 125 seats in the National Assembly
63 seats needed for a majority
 
Leader Hun Sen
Party CPP
Leader since 14 January 1985
Leader's seat Kandal
Last election 76.85%, 125 seats
Seats needed
Incumbent Prime Minister

Hun Sen
CPP


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Background

Hun Sen was endorsed as the CPP's prime ministerial candidate for the 2023 election during the party's 43rd Congress.[2] The Central Committee also unanimously approved Hun Manet as the party's future prime ministerial candidate after Hun Sen.[2][3] Hun Sen has publicly vowed to stay on until after the 2028 election, though a transition of power to his son between 2023 and 2028 has not been entirely ruled out.[4] Despite some shortcomings, particularly during the large-scale outbreak in early 2021,[5] the government was widely praised for its COVID-19 response, having overseen a successful vaccination program, with over 80% of the population fully vaccinated, as of January 2022.[6][7]

A high-profile public spat between the Kem Sokha and Sam Rainsy factions of the former Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) meant there is unlikely to be united opposition against the CPP.[8]

References
  1. "Cambodia's ruling party endorses PM's son as future leader". Reuters. 24 December 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  2. "Hun Manet unanimously elected to be the future Prime Minister". Khmer Times. 24 December 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  3. Hunt, Luke (4 January 2022). "Cambodia's Hun Sen Moves Ahead on Shoring Up Son's Leadership Prospects". The Diplomat. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  4. Hutt, David (3 December 2021). "Cambodia's Political Succession Could Get Messy". The Diplomat. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  5. "Corruption threatens Cambodia's COVID success as cluster spreads". The Nikkei. 23 February 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  6. Hutt, David (28 June 2021). "Will Vaccination Be Hun Sen's Legacy?". The Diplomat. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  7. "Cambodia enters new year with vaccination target still elusive and Omicron looming closer than ever". Khmer Times. 1 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  8. Strangio, Sebastian (30 November 2021). "Cambodia Opposition Fractures as Bickering Breaks Into the Open". The Diplomat. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
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