TOKYO: The leader of Cambodia’s main opposition on Tuesday called for a peaceful transfer of power in elections in 2018, encouraged by a historic vote in nearby Myanmar.

Sam Rainsy, president of the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), also called for major donor Japan and the rest of the international community to pressure strongman Prime Minister Hun Sen to move towards a peaceful exit from office.

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