Deposed Co-Premier Elected to New Post
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Cambodia’s deposed co-premier, Prince Norodom Ranariddh, was elected president of the new ational Assembly, assembly officials said. The position is similar to speaker of the legislative body. Ranariddh has agreed to form a coalition government with Premier Hun Sen, whose ruling party narrowly won a July election. Ranariddh was ousted last year as first prime minister by Hun Sen, then his co-premier.
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