Hun Manet hails election victory

Votes are in: Election officials counting ballots at a polling station in Phnom Penh. — Reuters

Prime Minister Hun Sen’s heir apparent insisted on the legitimacy of elections his party won against no meaningful opposition, defying international criticism that the polls were neither free nor fair.

Hun Sen has presided over Cambodia for nearly 40 years – stifling all real opposition, freedom of speech and democratic reform – but has indicated recently that he will soon hand over power to his eldest son Hun Manet.