Editing Norodom Sihanouk (section)

===1993 elections and pre-monarchical restoration===
When [[1993 Cambodian general election|general elections]] were held, FUNCINPEC, now headed by Sihanouk's son [[Norodom Ranariddh]], won, while the [[Cambodian People's Party]] (CPP) headed by Hun Sen came in second.{{sfnp|Findlay|1995|pp=2, 84}} The CPP was unhappy with the election results, and on 3 June 1993, Hun Sen and [[Chea Sim]] called on Sihanouk to lead the government. Sihanouk complied, and announced the formation of a Provisional National Government (PRG) headed by him, with Hun Sen and Ranariddh as his deputies.{{sfnp|Widyono|2008|p=124}} Ranariddh was surprised at Sihanouk's announcement, as he had not been informed of his father's plans, and joined Australia, China, the United Kingdom, and the United States in opposing the plan. The following day, Sihanouk rescinded his announcement through a national radio broadcast.{{sfnp|Widyono|2008|p=125}}

On 14 June 1993, Sihanouk was reinstated as the head of state in a [[Constituent Assembly of Cambodia|Constituent Assembly]] session presided over by Ranariddh, who took the opportunity to declare the 1970 ''coup d'état'' which overthrew Sihanouk as "illegal".{{sfnp|Findlay|1995|p=93}} As Head of State, Sihanouk renamed the Cambodian military to its pre-1970 namesake, the [[Royal Cambodian Armed Forces]]. He also issued orders to officially rename the country from the [[People's Republic of Kampuchea#Transition|State of Cambodia]] to simply "Cambodia", reinstating "[[Nokor Reach]]" as the National Anthem of Cambodia with some minor modifications to its lyrics, and the [[Flag of Cambodia|Cambodian flag]] to its pre-1970 design.{{sfnp|Mehta|Mehta|2013|p=231}}

At the same time, Sihanouk appointed Ranariddh and Hun Sen co-prime ministers, with equal powers.{{sfnp|Widyono|2008|p=129}} This arrangement, which was provisional, was ratified by the Constituent Assembly on 2 July 1993.{{sfnp|Findlay|1995|p=93}} On 30 August 1993,{{sfnp|Osborne|1994|p=261}} Ranariddh and Hun Sen met with Sihanouk and presented two draft constitutions, one of them stipulating a constitutional monarchy headed by a king, and another a republic led by a head of state. Sihanouk opted for the draft stipulating Cambodia a constitutional monarchy,{{sfnp|Widyono|2008|p=161}} which was ratified by the constituent assembly on 21 September 1993.{{sfnp|Findlay|1995|p=97}}