Cambodia legislature approves Hun Manet as new prime minister

Hun Manet, nominee for Cambodia's prime minister, gestures as he registers at the National Assembly on the day that parliament votes to confirm the country's next prime minister, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, August 22, 2023. REUTERS/Cindy Liu

PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Cambodia's National Assembly on Tuesday approved Hun Manet as the country's new prime minister, in a historic transfer of power from his father Hun Sen after 38 years in charge of the Southeast Asian nation.

Hun Manet, 45, a Western-educated, four-star military general, won the support of an overwhelming majority of the 125 lawmakers present.

(Reporting by Prak Chan Thul; Writing by Martin Petty)