Cambodia’s opposition disqualified from election, appeal fails

U.S. troubled by Cambodia preventing opposition party from election participation

(Reuters) – The United States is “deeply troubled” that Cambodia’s sole opposition party is being prevented from participating in the country’s July 23 election, the State Department said on Thursday. The Candlelight Party, a weakened reincarnation of a popular opposition party that was dissolved in 2017, was disqualified over its registration paperwork, a ban activists dismissed as part of a years-long effort to crush opposition to long-serving…

Cambodia’s Top Opposition Party Barred From Elections

The U.S. State Department said it would not send official observers to witness the elections and is 'deeply troubled' by the decision.

Cambodia’s Largest Opposition Party Officially Ruled out of July Election

The Candlelight Party has been barred for failing to submit its original party registration document from 1998.

Constitutional body rejects Cambodian opposition party’s ballot appeal

The Candlelight Party is planning a public protest despite warnings from Hun Sen.

Cambodia's top opposition party barred from July elections, leaving PM unchallenged

Cambodia's top opposition party was barred Thursday from participating in elections set for July after the Constitutional Council refused to overturn a decision not to register the party over a paperwork issue.

Cambodia tribunal dismisses election appeal by sole opposition party

PHNOM PENH - Cambodia's Constitutional Council on Thursday (May 25) rejected an appeal by the sole opposition party against its election disqualification, a decision that means the ruling party will run virtually unopposed in July. The Candlelight Party, a weakened reincarnation of a popular opposition party that was dissolved in 2017, was disqualified from the July 23 election over its...