Abstract
The passage of 13 years since the first post-UNTAC (United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia) elections were held in Cambodia, in 1993, gives emphasis to the single most important feature of the country's domestic politics ? the definitive rise of Hun Sen to be Cambodia's most powerful leader. When (in December 2002), he boldly stated that he would like to rule as prime minister for a further ten years, his statement was taken by some observers to be a pre-emptive challenge to members of his own Cambodian People's Party (CPP), as much as a reflection of his longer-term plans and hopes for his role in Cambodian political life. And in the complex manoeuvring that took place after the 2003 elections, some questioned whether Hun Sen could prevail as the CPP's parliamentary leader since there was evidence of dissension within the upper echelons of the party. Then it was widely believed that the party president, Chea Sim, was opposed to Hun Sen's continuing dominance. But events since that time have made clear that Hun Sen both wishes
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