Cambodia's Hun Sen takes selfies in first appearance since controversial election


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  • Wednesday, 01 Aug 2018

Supporters take pictures with Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen (C) as he attends an inauguration of a new boat terminal in Phnom Penh, Cambodia August 1, 2018. REUTERS/Samrang Pring

PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Cambodia's long-serving Prime Minister Hun Sen, 65, whose party claimed victory in a general election that many have said was neither free nor fair, met with supporters for the first time since the vote on Wednesday.

The former Khmer Rouge commander, who has ruled Cambodia for nearly 33 years, took 'selfies' with supporters and enjoyed a boat ride following Sunday's election in which his Cambodian People's Party (CPP) said it had won all 125 parliamentary seats, prompting condemnation from rights groups and some Western nations.

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