Phnom Penh [Cambodia], August 23: Cambodia officially has a new parliamentary and government leadership at the first session of the 7th National Assembly.
On the morning of August 22, the first session of the 7th National Assembly of Cambodia held to collect opinions on the list of leaders of the National Assembly and the government for the new term. According to AKP news agency, former 2nd Vice Chairman of the National Assembly KhuonSudary became the new speaker of the National Assembly, Mr. Cheam Yeap continued to be the 1st Vice President, and Mr. VongSoth was the 2nd Vice President.
About the government, Mr. Hun Manet (46 years old), Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces, has full support to become the new prime minister. The new cabinet composition also includes 10 deputy prime ministers, 21 senior ministers and 30 ministers, with most of them young people. In front of the National Assembly, new Prime Minister Hun Manet presented a political program based on the program on national construction and defense for the period 2023-2028 of the ruling Cambodian People's Party. The 5-point platform is guaranteed by the government to the entire people, including ensuring the absolute protection of peace, stability, security and safety for the people's happiness, as well as the protection of independence and sovereignty. and territorial integrity. Other points include ensuring socio-economic development in all areas and focus; ensuring security and social stability in people's lives now and in the future; ensure more attention to sustainable socio-economic development.
In addition, Prime Minister Hun Manet said the government will focus on six priority policy programs, including expanding health services, vocational and technical training for poor youth, institutionalizing the national social assistance program for poor, vulnerable and at-risk households in the event of an economic crisis or emergency; develop and promote the informal economy strategy; put in place a coordination mechanism and financial program to promote agricultural production, market access and price stability; deploy agricultural technicians to all communes and form farmer associations in rural areas.
Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni on August 22 issued a royal decree appointing Hun Sen as the chairman of the Supreme Privy Council, according to the Khmer Times. At a press conference on the same day, Mr. Hun Sen reiterated that it is time for him to leave the position of prime minister, and hoped that the new government would maintain peace, political stability, and bring the country successfully to the top. high middle income and high income.
Source: ThanhNien Newspaper