The newly formed government has 1,422 secretaries or undersecretaries of state — a 121.8% increase from the previous government, which had only 641 officials in those positions.

The list of new appointments was released on Tuesday evening through government-aligned media Fresh News.

Many of these appointments appear to have gone to relatives of current or former ruling CPP officials and also a flurry of former opposition leaders, environmental activists and union leaders who joined the ruling CPP in the lead-up to July elections.

“We have seen the appointments are linked with a lot of high-ranking officials’ children,” said Yong Kim Eng, president of the People Centre for Development Peace, an NGO advocating for transparency in governance.

Doc67 wrote: ↑Fri Aug 25, 2023 3:20 am Look at all the parties needed to cobble together a coalition with a strong majority that can withstand the odd breakaway and still hold a majority.

All these leaders will have handed over a list of 'their' people who require jobs and quite likely what jobs. This is the price required for the old guard to retain power. It's better than that young young guy who got the most votes.

@phuketrichard are all the Deputy Prime Ministers the leaders of the other parties?

phuketrichard wrote: ↑Fri Aug 25, 2023 7:34 am

Doc67 wrote: ↑Fri Aug 25, 2023 3:20 am Look at all the parties needed to cobble together a coalition with a strong majority that can withstand the odd breakaway and still hold a majority.

All these leaders will have handed over a list of 'their' people who require jobs and quite likely what jobs. This is the price required for the old guard to retain power. It's better than that young young guy who got the most votes.

@phuketrichard are all the Deputy Prime Ministers the leaders of the other parties?

the OP is Cambodia new government NOT Thailand which is a utter disgrace to the desire of the people