Cambodia ruling party victory a sure bet as campaigning begins for general election
- Campaigning for Cambodia's general election has begun, but it is considered more of a formality than a genuine contest, as Prime Minister Hun Sen's ruling Cambodian People's Party is expected to secure a landslide victory.
- Eighteen parties are contesting the election, with around 9.7 million eligible voters. However, the Candlelight Party, the only contender capable of mounting a credible challenge, was barred from competing.
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Cambodia's Hun Sen kicks off campaign for virtually unopposed election
PHNOM PENH: Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Saturday (Jul 1) commenced his ruling party's campaign for an election later this month – a poll that has been criticised as a sham after the main opposition party was prevented from running. The 70-year-old strongman, who has ruled the nation of 16 million
Cambodia's Hun Sen kicks off campaign for virtually unopposed election
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Saturday, July 1, commenced his ruling party’s campaign for an election later this month – a poll that has been criticized as a sham after the main opposition party was prevented from running. The 70-year-old strongman, who has ruled the Southeast Asian nation of 16 million for four decades, spoke before a crowd in the capital of Phnom Penh. He stood beside his son Hun Manet, who is also…
Cambodia ruling party victory a sure bet as campaigning begins for general election
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Campaigning for Cambodia’s general election officially began Saturday, an exercise that is more an affirmation of a nominally democratic process than a prelude to a genuine contest. Eighteen parties are contesting this year’s polls, for which around 9.7 million people are eligible to vote to elect 125 members of National Assembly. The campaign period ends on July 21, and July 23 is election day. Prime Minister Hun Sen…
Cambodia's Hun Sen kicks off campaign for virtually unopposed election
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Saturday commenced his ruling party's campaign for an election later this month - a poll that has been criticised as a sham after the main
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