In 1993, Norodom Sihanouk was restored as King of Cambodia, but all power was in the hands of the government established after the UNTAC sponsored elections. The stability established following the conflict was shaken in 1997 by a coup d’�tat led by the co-Prime Minister Hun Sen against the noncommunist parties in the government.[56] Many of the noncommunist politicians were murdered by Hun Sen’s forces. In recent years, reconstruction efforts have progressed and led to some political stability through political repression of a multiparty democracy under a constitutional monarchy.[57] In July 2010 Kang Kek Iew was the first Khmer Rouge member found guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity in his role as the former commandant of the S21 extermination camp. He was sentenced to life in prison.[58][59] However Hun Sen has opposed any extensive trials of former Khmer Rouge mass murderers.[60] He says that this is because he wishes to avoid political instability. However it is more likely because of the prevalence of former Khmer Rouge at the highest levels of Cambodia’s national and local government structures.[citation needed]
Politics
Main articles: Politics of Cambodia and List of political parties in Cambodia
GovernmentGoogle
King Norodom Sihamoni
National politics in Cambodia take place within the framework of the nation’s constitution of 1993. The government is a constitutional monarchy operated as a parliamentary representative democracy. The Prime Minister of Cambodia, an office held by Hun Sen since 1985, is the head of government, while the King of Cambodia (currently Norodom Sihamoni) is the head of state. The prim