OPINION | ACADEMIA- Toward a community of democracies in Southeast Asia
People look at voters lists on the day of Cambodia’s general election, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, July 23, 2023. (Reuters/Cindy Liu)
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Simone Galimberti
The Jakarta Post
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There is actually not much to write about the recent elections in Cambodia.
As resignation and despair mounts, it is hard to imagine how democracy and respect for human rights can bounce back in the country.
Will the much-gossiped passing of the baton between Prime Minister Hun Sen and his eldest son, Hun Manet, herald some change?
Memento Maxima Digital MarketingWill the handover really happen and when?
There are so many known unknowns about the future of the regime in Phnom Penh.
Yet what we know for certain is that another chapter of the ongoing and unrelenting disrespect for democracy in Southeast Asia will be added.
Amid this dispiriting landscape, what could be done to push back against the authoritarianism consolidating in the region?
It is an easy game for Beijing but it is a real conundrum for those members of the international community who, at least on paper, embrace not only democracy at home b…
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