The National Assembly and Senate held emergency meetings to pass laws allowing for the abdication of the monarch , and on 14 October the throne council unanimously voted to select Norodom Sihamoni as Sihanouk 's successor .
The National Assembly and Senate both held emergency meetings , to pass laws allowing for the abdication of the monarch . 
 Subsequently on 14 October 2004 , the throne council unanimously voted to select Norodom Sihamoni as Sihanouk 's successor .