Royal Council of the Throne

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The Royal Council of the Throne of Cambodia (Khmer: ក្រុមប្រឹក្សារាជបល្ល័ង្គ) is a nine-member council of Cambodia responsible for selecting the Cambodian monarch. It was established by the constitution on September 24, 1993. The nine members of the council include the Prime Minister, President of the National Assembly, President of the Senate, First and Second Vice Presidents of the National Assembly, First and Second Vice Presidents of the Senate, and the two heads of the order of Mahanikay and Thammayut (Tep Vong and Bour Kry).^[1] The council has been inactive since its establishment in 1993, it was active only in October 2004 when it named Norodom Sihamoni as the new king. The voting is conducted through a secret ballot by the nine members.

Current members

Name	Position
Hun Sen	Prime Minister of Cambodia
Heng Samrin	President of the National Assembly
Say Chhum	President of the Senate
Vacant	First Vice President of the National Assembly
Nguon Nhel	Second Vice President of the National Assembly
Ney Pena	First Vice President of the Senate
Tep Ngorn	Second Vice President of the Senate
Tep Vong	Head of the Mahanikay Order
Bou Kry	Head of the Thammayut Order

Known monarchs chosen by the Throne Council

Norodom Sihanouk (24 September 1993)
Norodom Sihamoni (14 October 2004)^[2]

References

↑ "Constitution of Cambodia". 21 September 1993. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
↑ Samean, Yun (15 October 2004). "Throne Council Selects Sihamoni to be the Next King". The Cambodia Daily. Retrieved 2 July 2014.

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