Paul Chambers, a professor of international relations at Thailand’s Chiang Mai University, said it would be “extremely surprising” if Hun Sen acquiesced to the CNRP.
“The only leverage that CNRP might have is to call off its calls for demonstrations against Hun Sen,” Mr. Chambers wrote in an email on Tuesday. “Perhaps also if Kem Sokha and Sam Rainsy knuckled under to Hun Sen and agreed to cooperate with CPP, then maybe they would gain miniscule leverage.”