Former king Norodom Sihanouk will return from medical treatment in Beijing ahead of the new year, officials said Tuesday.
Prime Minister Hun Sen announced Tuesday morning during a Phnom Penh bridge inauguration the former king and queen would "enjoy Khmer New Year with their children and grandchildren in Cambodia."
Sihanouk will arrive April 7 and stay throughout the elections, according to a royal family member who asked not to be named.
Sihanouk, 85, often travels to Beijing for medical treatment and has been there since the end of November 2007.