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Cambodia
Cambodia
Cambodia
Primary executive
Head of state
Editorial profile v1
Verified country brief
Versioned editorial facts take priority over database records on this country page.
- Executive system
- Constitutional monarchy · One primary executive function
- Dominant executive office
- Head of government
- Why this office is primary
- The King is head of state for life and reigns but does not govern; the Prime Minister heads the Royal Government and must hold the confidence of the National Assembly.
Government
Seventh-mandate Royal Government of Cambodia
Aug 22, 2023 · De jure
Cambodian People's Party
CPP
FUNCINPEC
FUNCINPEC
Legislature and composition
BicameralParliament of the Kingdom of Cambodia
Aug 21, 2023
National Assembly
125 SeatsCPP120 / 125
FUNCINPEC5 / 125
Senate
62 SeatsNext election
Date not scheduledNext Cambodian National Assembly election
Date not scheduled · Parliamentary election
- Electoral system
- Provincial proportional representation election; no official polling date has been announced.
Latest election
Completed2023 Cambodian National Assembly election
Jul 23, 2023 · Parliamentary election
- Electoral system
- Members are elected in multi-member provincial constituencies by proportional representation.
- Published result
- CPP · 82.3% · 120 Seats; FUNCINPEC · 5 Seats
Current policy issues
- 1Growth, employment and economic resilienceOffice of the Council of Ministers - Pentagonal Strategy Phase I
- 2Human capital, education and healthOffice of the Council of Ministers - Pentagonal Strategy Phase I
- 3Governance reform and digital transformationOffice of the Council of Ministers - Pentagonal Strategy Phase I
- 4Border security and peaceful dispute resolutionOffice of the Council of Ministers - Current Prime Minister and government activity
Indexed party landscape
Parties and alliances currently indexed for this jurisdiction. Active and historical labels reflect the source dataset, not an official national register.
- Tracked parties
- 19
- Active in source
- 4
- Historical in source
- 15
- parties shown
- 19
Cambodian People's Party
Party Active
- Founded
- 1981
- Founded
- 1951
- Founded
- 2006
- Founded
- 1993
- Founded
- 2012
- Founded
- 1946
- Founded
- 1970
- Founded
- 1978
- Founded
- 1995
- Founded
- 2008
- Founded
- 1951
More parties (7)
- Founded
- 1946
- Founded
- 1979
- Founded
- 2008
- Founded
- 1951
- Founded
- 1972
- Founded
- 1981
- Founded
- 1955
Elections
Partial2013 Cambodian general election
Parliamentary election · Legislative
Jul 28, 2013
Completed
2012 Cambodian Senate election
Parliamentary election · Legislative
Jan 29, 2012
Completed
2008 Cambodian general election
Parliamentary election · Legislative
Jul 27, 2008
Completed
1993 Cambodian general election
Parliamentary election · Legislative
May 23, 1993
Completed
1966 Cambodian general election
Parliamentary election · Legislative
Sep 11, 1966
Completed
1962 Cambodian general election
Parliamentary election · Legislative
Jun 8, 1962
Completed
1955 Cambodian general election
Parliamentary election · Legislative
Jun 9, 1955
Completed
1951 Cambodian general election
Parliamentary election · Legislative
Sep 9, 1951
Completed
1947 Cambodian general election
Parliamentary election · Legislative
Dec 21, 1947
Completed
1946 Cambodian general election
Parliamentary election · Legislative
Sep 1, 1946
Completed
Sources
11
- 1Constitutional Council of Cambodia - Constitution of the Kingdom of Cambodiacitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
- 2Royal Palace via Press and Quick Reaction Unit - Coronation of King Norodom Sihamonicitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
- 3Office of the Council of Ministers - Hun Manet receives confidence as Prime Ministercitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
- 4National Election Committee of Cambodia - 2023 National Assembly election official releasescitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
- 5Office of the Council of Ministers - Pentagonal Strategy Phase Icitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
- 6Office of the Council of Ministers - Current Prime Minister and government activitycitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
- 7Official institutions of Cambodiacitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
- 8Wikimedia CommonsPER-FILE · Aug 9, 2026
- 9Party FactsCC0-1.0 · Aug 9, 2026
- 10WikidataCC0-1.0 · Aug 9, 2026
- 11Unicode Common Locale Data RepositoryUnicode-3.0 · Aug 9, 2026
Political world map
Southeast Asia
CambodiaPrimary executive: Hun ManetHead of state: Norodom SihamoniPartial
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- Partial
- Stale
- Conflicting
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Listed without map geometry (1)
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