phnom penh cambodia opposition warn imminent death democracy historic rival beat prime minister hun sen election say option work strongman seventy three year-old prince norodom ranariddh hun sen opponent u.n.-supervised elections 1993 horrify cambodia main opposition party call dissolve leader charge treason ranariddh career exemplify swing cambodian politics also way hun sen 65 use force cunning neutralize enemies since defect genocidal khmer rouge 1970s help drive power samdech hun sen want want like like bring national unity ranariddh say use prime minister formal title accord law allow harm national unity white haired ranariddh tell reuters saturday beside four aid nod press together palm deferential emphasis ranariddh royalist funcinpec party parliamentary seat 2013 elections would allocate hold cambodia national rescue party cnrp dissolve arrest leader kem sokha last month alongside government funcinpec seek ban cnrp arrest kem sokha party dismiss charge bogus attempt extend hun sen 32-year rule head cambodian people party cpp amid big crackdown critics prime minister years prince fail people mandate bring real peace say mu sochua deputy kem sokha recently flee exile fear arrest rob people right choose leader choice collaborate cpp dissolution cnrp ranariddh summon politics post french law lecturer wily father late king norodom sihanouk royalist sentiment strong ranariddh beat hun sen 1993 election organize unite nations hun sen threaten return war sihanouk deal sideline son co-prime minister ranariddh drive exile 1997 force defeat hun sen bloody clash phnom penh international pressure ranariddh allow contest elections year never come close win enter alliances hun sen. split party follow spell overseas follow accusations financial scandal ranariddh return 2015. speak switch english khmer pepper french puppets ranariddh say beside huge portrait father definitely opposition party always always always say yes yes yes yes yes say although unite state western countries help secure ranariddh return cambodia 1990s dismiss criticism kem sokha arrest call government stop move ban cnrp norodom ranariddh would like leave us free decide say cambodia 's political prince submit strongman