2023 Cambodian general election

General elections were held in Cambodia on 23 July 2023 to elect members of the National Assembly. The Cambodian People's Party (CPP) held all seats in parliament prior to the elections.

2023 Cambodian general election
23 July 2023
All 125 seats in the National Assembly
63 seats needed for a majority
Turnout84.59% ( 1.57pp)
PartyLeader % Seats +/–
CPP Hun Sen 82.30 120 −5
FUNCINPEC Norodom Chakravuth 9.22 5 +5
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Results by constituency
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Hun Sen
CPP		 Hun Manet
CPP
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The result was a landslide victory for the CPP, which won 120 of the 125 seats. FUNCINPEC won the remaining five seats, its best result since 2003.

On 26 July 2023 Prime Minister Hun Sen announced that he would be stepping down following the formation of a new government, with his son Hun Manet taking over. The new parliament's first sitting was scheduled for 21 August 2023 while the new cabinet would be sworn in one day later on 22 August. Hun Manet was formally nominated by the King on 7 August while he and his cabinet were subject to a vote of confidence from the National Assembly on 22 August.

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