king of cambodia

The King of Cambodia is the title of head of state in Cambodia , and King Norodom Siamoni is currently reigning. The royal line itself has continued since the Khmer Empire .

In the heyday of the Khmer Empire , King Shin (Debaraja)[1] It was a being with high authority and absolute power at the same time. Even in the first kingdom of Cambodia ^(1953-1970), which has been a constitutional monarchy since its independence from France , it has a powerful power than the king of Thailand , and there is still a significant authority in the constitution.

Nominally, it has the power to appoint the prime minister , deputy prime minister , and ministers , and to approve laws passed by the National Assembly, as well as the supreme commander-in- chief of the Cambodian Armed Forces , the power to appoint judges of the Supreme Court , the power to appoint members of the Constitutional Committee , the power to appoint members of the National Election Commission, the police chief , the head of the National Tax Service , the head of the Customs and Excise Tax Service , the prosecutor general , the heads of other government agencies, the chairman of the Cambodian Red Cross , the chairman of TVK, the chairman of TVR, and the governor .

In modern times , the former Prime Minister Hun Sen and the prime minister Hunmannet , who followed him, have absolute power, and the king's authority specified in the Constitution is only nominal. The king's authority is also exercised only in accordance with the prime minister and the recommendation of the cabinet . Rather, King Norodom Siamony lives an unparalleled life that is monitored in the royal palace , and the watchers always follow when they attend the event outside the palace or go abroad.

Unlike most monarchs , Cambodia adopts the electoral theme . The king cannot nominate his successor, and elect the next king after the king's death or his retirement. Nevertheless, he is a lifelong monarch, not an elected official.

Of course, no more people are elected, like the presidential system , but only the members of the two royal family of the two royal family, the Norodom dynasty and the Siso Wat dynasty, have the right to elect.[2]

The king is the prime minister, the chairman and vice-chairman of the Senate and National Assembly, and the king.[3] They are elected by the Royal Commission, which consists of nine members. However, Cambodia is a dictatorship where former Prime Minister Hun Sen and his son, Prime Minister Hun Manet , wield an iron fist, so members other than the Prime Minister are merely a show of hands that unconditionally vote in favor . In reality, it is close to an election, in which one royal who fits the interests of Hun Sen and his son runs as a sole candidate and is elected.

Although only the Noro Dome dynasty was elected in the king's election, it is possible that the Siso Wat dynasty would be on the throne with the decision of Prime Minister Hun Sen or his successor.

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Even at this time, the Khmer Empire's royal line itself continued, and the division of the periods below is not a change of dynasty, but a change according to the transfer of the capital , such as the Nara period and the Heian period in Japan .

The kings of this time were in a French scarecrow, and the royal Cambodian royal family, which had been led to a single lineage since the Khmer Empire, was divided into two systems: the Norodom dynasty and the Siso Wat dynasty .

It is a puppet state established by the Japanese Empire by having King Sihanouk declare independence .

After Japan withdrew after the war, France returned and colonized Cambodia again.

With independence from France, a constitutional monarchy was implemented for the first time in Cambodian history, and Sihanouk continued to hold real power even after the constitution was enacted.

When the Khmer Republic was established as a result of Lon Nol 's coup d'état , former King Sihanouk fled and established a government in exile .

1993 With the restoration of the monarchy , Sihanouk was reinstated, but unlike before, he was no longer able to exercise real power, and an electoral monarchy was implemented for the first time in Cambodian history.