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Cambodian King appoints 21 advisors, 34 aides to Premier Hun Sen

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PHNOM PENH, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni has appointed 21 personal advisors and 34 aides to newly-reelected Prime Minister Hun Sen, according to a royal decree released to the media on Tuesday.

The king also terminated the positions of Hun Sen's personal advisors and aides, who had been appointed before Sept. 24, 2013, according to the royal decree signed last Friday.

Hun Sen, 61, was reelected as the prime minister of Cambodia on Tuesday last week by his ruling party's formed parliament as the opposition party's lawmakers boycotted the parliamentary session since they refused to accept the results of the July 28 election.

Opposition leader Sam Rainsy said last Wednesday that his party did not recognize the Prime Minister Hun Sen-led government, claiming that the newly-formed government was a violation of the constitution.

However, Hun Sen defended that his government was "legitimate" since the nation's King Norodom Sihamoni had already given endorsement.


Editor: Mengjie