“I personally am too passionate, I am too much of a politician, and too outspoken to be a reasonable and successful king…definitely, I am no candidate for the throne.”

—  Norodom Ranariddh

[Claudi Arizzi, http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/royal-watchers-ponder-whats-deal, Royal watchers ponder 'what's the deal?', 21 November 1997, 20 September 2015, Phnom Penh Post]

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