Royal Council of the Throne
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The Royal Council of the Throne (
President of the Senate, First and Second Vice Presidents of the National Assembly, First and Second Vice Presidents of the Senate, and the two heads of the order of Moha Nikay and Thommoyutteka Nikay (Tep Vong and Bour Kry).[1] The council was active only in September 1993, when it reinstated Norodom Sihanouk on the throne,[2] and October 2004, when it named his son Norodom Sihamoni as the new king.[3]
The voting is conducted through a secret ballot of the nine members.
Current members
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Hun Manet | Prime Minister of Cambodia |
| Khuon Sudary | President of the National Assembly |
| Hun Sen | President of the Senate |
| Cheam Yeab | First Vice President of the National Assembly |
| Vong Soth | Second Vice President of the National Assembly |
| Prak Sokhonn | First Vice President of the Senate |
| Ouch Borith | Second Vice President of the Senate |
| Vacant | Supreme Patriarch of the Moha Nikay Order |
| Bour Kry | Supreme Patriarch of the Thommoyutteka Nikay Order |
List of monarchs elected
| Portrait | Name | Elected | Ref. |
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Norodom Sihanouk នរោត្តម សីហនុ (b. 1922 – d. 2012) |
24 September 1993 | [2] |
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Norodom Sihamoni នរោត្តម សីហមុនី (b. 1953) |
14 October 2004 | [4] |
See also
References
- ^ "Constitution of Cambodia". 21 September 1993. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
- ^ a b Downie, Sue (24 September 1993). "Sihanouk reinstated as king of Cambodia". UPI Archives. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Cambodia gets new king". UPI Archives. 14 October 2004. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ Samean, Yun (15 October 2004). "Throne Council Selects Sihamoni to be the Next King". The Cambodia Daily. Retrieved 2 July 2014.