After mentoring his son into the prime minister’s job, Hun Sen will likely remain chair of the party.

Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2023/7/22/cambodias-sham-election-might-be-hun-sens-last

Arrested in 2017 in a midnight swoop involving hundreds of security forces, Kem Sokha was accused of hatching a “secret plan” in collusion with foreign entities to topple the government of longtime ruler Hun Sen.

Source: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1737849/cambodia-opposition-leader-jailed-27-years-for-treason-court

At a news conference after meeting with Anwar, Hun Sen praised relations between the countries and said they agreed to promote cooperation in trade, agriculture, tourism, energy, education and industry.

Source: https://www.mymotherlode.com/news/asia/3017748/malaysia-cambodia-sign-pacts-on-cambodian-workers.html

For years, Hun Sen has played an to prevent his rivals from superseding him, keeping others dependent on his patronage rather than becoming entirely dependent on any one family’s support.

Source: https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/09/13/cambodia-hun-sen-manet-prime-minister-succession-politics/

Hun Manet made China his first official foreign visit after succeeding his father, Hun Sen, who ruled Cambodia for 40 years and cultivated his country’s close relationship with China.

Source: https://www.penarthtimes.co.uk/news/national/23791232.china-welcomes-cambodian-zambian-leaders-forges-ties-global-south/?ref=rss

Hun Sen, who has led Cambodia for 38 years, had used Facebook since 2015 to display family snapshots, issue dire warnings to his political enemies, and broadcast live his frequent and often lengthy speeches.

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/ap-facebook-telegram-cambodia-phnom-penh-b2378913.html

In 2009, Hun Sen appointed Thaksin as a Cambodian government adviser, but Thaksin soon resigned the position.

Source: https://japantoday.com/category/world/former-thai-prime-minister-thaksin-shinawatra-seen-in-video-at-cambodian-leader%27s-birthday-party

In January, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen went live on Facebook during a groundbreaking ceremony for a new road and addressed his political opponents.

Source: https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/06/05/facebook-hun-sen-cambodia-speech-meta-precedent/

''The reality is that as long as Hun Sen is there, nobody's going to move against them.

Source: https://www.startribune.com/cambodian-leaders-son-a-west-point-grad-set-to-take-reins-of-power-but-will-he-bring-change/600291660/

Two levels of Facebook moderators had declined to recommend action against Hun Sen, judging first that he did not violate Meta’s community standard guidelines against violence and incitement.

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/hun-sen-ap-facebook-meta-telegram-b2366480.html

Wang’s visit comes ahead of the planned handover of power from long-serving Prime Minister Hun Sen to his 45-year-old son Hun Manet, part of a larger generational transfer within the ruling Cambodian People’s Party.

Source: https://thediplomat.com/2023/08/chinas-fm-wang-pledges-support-for-new-cambodian-leadership/

Wang Yi met Hun Sen, his newly appointed son and Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn.

Source: https://jerseyeveningpost.com/morenews/worldnews/2023/08/13/chinas-foreign-minister-visits-cambodia-days-after-premier-hands-role-to-son/

With Hun Sen set to remain politically active within the CPP while a number of his elderly colleagues will oversee the young cabinet from their perches on the CPP Politburo, China still has good contacts with and access to the party’s leadership.

Source: https://thediplomat.com/2023/08/how-will-chinas-relations-with-cambodia-fare-under-pm-hun-manet/