Royal Council of the Throne

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The Royal Council of the Throne is a Cambodian constitutional body responsible for selecting and appointing the country’s monarch.

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Royal Council of the Throne canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional body
electoral college
composition nine members
constitutionalArticle Chapter II of the Constitution of Cambodia
constitutionalStatus permanent body
country Cambodia
decisionRule two-thirds majority required to elect king
eligibilityCriterion Buddhist faith of candidate
Cambodian parentage of candidate
establishedIn 1993
function ensure continuity of the Cambodian monarchy
governmentBranch monarchy of Cambodia
hasVotingMembers nine
headOfStateSelected King of Cambodia
jurisdiction Cambodia
kingTitleSelected Preah Karuna Preah Bat Samdech Preah Boromneath
language Khmer
legalBasis Constitution of Cambodia
meetsAt Phnom Penh
meetsWhen upon vacancy of the throne
memberIncludes First Vice President of the National Assembly of Cambodia
First Vice President of the Senate of Cambodia
President of the National Assembly of Cambodia
President of the Senate of Cambodia
Prime Minister of Cambodia
Second Vice President of the National Assembly of Cambodia
Second Vice President of the Senate of Cambodia
Supreme Patriarch of the Dhammayuttika Nikaya order
Supreme Patriarch of the Mahanikaya order
nativeNameLanguage km
notableSelection Norodom Sihamoni
notableSelectionYear 2004
partOf political system of Cambodia
politicalRepresentation executive branch leaders
legislative branch leaders
religiousRepresentation Buddhist clergy
replaces hereditary succession in Cambodia
responsibleTo Constitution of Cambodia
role appointing the King of Cambodia
selecting the King of Cambodia
selectionFrequency convenes only when throne is vacant
selectionMethod elects king by secret ballot
selectionScope throne of Cambodia
selectsFrom male descendants of King Ang Duong
members of the royal family aged at least 30
typeOfMonarchy elective monarchy

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King of Cambodia appointedBy Royal Council of the Throne
King of Cambodia associatedInstitution Royal Council of the Throne