# Hun Manet is refining Cambodia’s authoritarian model

https://mins.news/en/item/16384

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-07 16:47 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/8/7/hun-manet-is-refining-cambodias-authoritarian-model?traffic_source=rss

> Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet is adjusting the way power is exercised. The approach has made repression less visible while making it more sophisticated. This is portrayed as strengthening the authoritarian system he inherited.