[1/3] Hun Manet, nominee for Cambodia's prime minister, walks on the day that parliament votes to confirm the country's next prime minister, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, August 22, 2023.
REUTERS/Cindy Liu Acquire Licensing RightsPHNOM PENH, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Cambodia's newly elected parliament endorsed military general Hun Manet as prime minister on Tuesday, completing a historic transfer of power in a fast-changing country led by his father for nearly four decades.
The Western-educated Hun Manet, 45, had the backing of the majority of the National Assembly in proceedings screened live on television.
His father, Hun Sen, a former Khmer Rouge guerrilla and self-style strongman, has pledged to remain in politics in other roles for at least a decade.
Little is known about Hun Manet's vision for Cambodia, a country of 16 million people, few of whom have lived under a leader other than his father.
Persons:
Hun Manet, Cindy Liu, Hun Sen, Hun Manet's, Martin Petty, Stephen Coates
Organizations:
REUTERS, National Assembly, New York University, Britain's Bristol University, Thomson
Locations:
Phnom Penh, Cambodia, PHNOM PENH, Khmer Rouge, United States