By Prak Chan Thul PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Cambodia's newly elected parliament endorsed military general Hun Manet as prime minister on Tuesday, completing a historic transfer of power in a fast-changing country led by his father for nearly four decades. The Western-educated Hun Manet, 45, had the backing of the majority of the National Assembly in proceedings screened live on television. His father, Hun Sen, a former Khmer Rouge guerrilla and self-styled strongman, has pledged to remain in politics in other roles for at least a decade. A graduate of the West Point military academy in the United...
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