“I would have thought the 2023 election is the best time to transfer power. Hun Sen currently has the total support of the CPP [Cambodian People's Party], the security apparatus, business community and faces no serious political opposition. Signalling he will transfer power to Hun Manet in 2028 risks putting a target on his son's back. Should other members of the political elite be aggrieved by the selection of Hun Manet, they now have ample time to muster a challenge to him.”
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