Friday, 08/09/2017 16:26 (GMT+7)
On September 6th, Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen vowed to spend another decade in office.
Cambodian PM Samdech Hun Sen (Photo: AFP/VNA)
The Cambodian leader, already in power for more than three decades, told garment factory workers on the outskirts of Phnom Penh he had decided to run for another two terms. The next election is scheduled for July 2018.
An additional decade at the helm would bring the strongman to a total of 42 years in power.
Hun Sen, 65, is the Prime Minister of Cambodia, President of the Cambodian People's Party (CPP), and Member of Parliament (MP) for Kandal. He has served as Prime Minister since 1985, making him the longest serving head of government of Cambodia, and one of the longest serving leaders in the world. From 1979 to 1986, and again from 1987 to 1990, Hun Sen served as Cambodia's Foreign Minister./.
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