Hun Manet confirmed as Cambodia's new PM in parliament vote
09:46 UTC+8, 2023-08-22
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Cambodia's National Assembly on Tuesday confirmed Hun Manet as the new prime minister for a five-year term.
09:46 UTC+8, 2023-08-22
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Hun Manet, nominee for Cambodia's prime minister, gestures as he registers at the National Assembly on the day that parliament votes to confirm the country's next prime minister, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on August 22, 2023.
Cambodia's National Assembly on Tuesday confirmed Hun Manet as the new prime minister for a five-year term after his ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP) won a landslide victory in the July 23 general election, according to the state-run TVK.
Some 123 lawmakers in attendance unanimously voted for him as the new prime minister.
The National Assembly consists of 125 lawmakers including 120 from the CPP and five from the royalist Funcinpec Party.
Source: Xinhua
Editor: Wang Qingchu
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