New faces in Cambodia's parliament as king welcomes incoming lawmakers
1 year, 4 months ago

New faces in Cambodia's parliament as king welcomes incoming lawmakers

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Cambodia's king congratulated the country's new lawmakers on Monday, urging them in his traditional speech to the National Assembly on its first day following elections to promote economic growth and equality. The Cambodian People's Party under longtime authoritarian Prime Minister Hun Sen won a landslide victory in elections last month, taking 120 of 125 seats in the lower house of Parliament after successfully stifling all credible opposition. King Norodom Sihamoni, Cambodia’s largely symbolic figurehead, told lawmakers he hoped the next five years would see continued economic growth, as well as increased social protections for the country's people. After barely overcoming a significant election challenge from the opposition Cambodian National Rescue Party in 2013, Hun Sen went after its leaders and the country’s sympathetic courts eventually dissolved the party.

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A top Cambodian opposition politician is charged with inciting disorder for criticizing government
7 months, 1 week ago

A top Cambodian opposition politician is charged with inciting disorder for criticizing government

Associated Press  

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — The leader of a recently formed Cambodian opposition party has been charged with inciting social disorder, his lawyer said Saturday, in the third major legal action this month targeting critics of the government of Prime Minister Hun Manet, Sun Chanthy of the Nation Power Party, established late last year, was formally charged Friday by the Phnom …

Cambodia’s ruling party wins Senate election, paving the way for Hun Sen to act as its president
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Cambodia’s ruling party wins Senate election, paving the way for Hun Sen to act as its president

Associated Press  

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — The long-ruling Cambodian People’s Party has won an expected landslide victory in the election for the country’s Senate, the National Election Committee has confirmed. The vote paves the way for Hun Sen, who is the ruling party president, to become Senate President, allowing him to hold an official position in government after stepping down last year …

As Expected, Hun Sen Trumps in One-Sided Cambodian Election
1 year, 4 months ago

As Expected, Hun Sen Trumps in One-Sided Cambodian Election

The Diplomat  

Prime Minister Hun Sen has extended his absolute authority over Cambodia, trouncing a feeble opposition in the July 23 general election and paving the way for a transfer of power to his eldest son Hun Manet within a month of the vote. But the result was a mere formality in the promotion of Hun Manet, a prospect made clear mere …

Cambodia electoral body confirms Prime Minister Hun Sen’s party as the winner after final vote tally
1 year, 4 months ago

Cambodia electoral body confirms Prime Minister Hun Sen’s party as the winner after final vote tally

Associated Press  

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Cambodia’s electoral body on Saturday announced the final results of last month’s election that has been criticized by the West as neither free nor fair, sealing a landslide victory for the ruling party of long-serving Prime Minister Hun Sen and a mandate for the next five years. In an announcement on TVK state television and government …

US announces punitive measures over concerns that Cambodia’s elections were ‘neither free nor fair’
1 year, 5 months ago

US announces punitive measures over concerns that Cambodia’s elections were ‘neither free nor fair’

Associated Press  

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Cambodia’s longtime ruling party on Monday lauded its landslide victory in weekend elections as a clear mandate for the next five years. On his Facebook page Monday, Hun Manet said the election result showed that the “Cambodian people have clearly expressed their wills through votes.” He thanked Cambodians for their “love and confidence in the CPP” …

US announces punitive measures over concerns Cambodia's elections were 'neither free nor fair'
1 year, 5 months ago

US announces punitive measures over concerns Cambodia's elections were 'neither free nor fair'

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. On his Facebook page Monday, Hun Manet said the election result showed that the “Cambodian …

Cambodia's ruling party claims landslide win in one-sided election
1 year, 5 months ago

Cambodia's ruling party claims landslide win in one-sided election

The Hindu  

The party of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen declared a landslide victory in a general election on July 23, a vote that critics widely dismissed as a sham aimed at cementing the party's rule before an expected transfer of power to his eldest son. The contest was effectively a one-horse race, with Hun Sen's Cambodian People's Party, a political behemoth …

Cambodia Election: Votes Commences as Longtime Leader Hun Sen Nears Guaranteed Win
1 year, 5 months ago

Cambodia Election: Votes Commences as Longtime Leader Hun Sen Nears Guaranteed Win

News 18  

Cambodians voted Sunday in an election that longtime leader Hun Sen is all but guaranteed to win as he looks to secure his legacy by handing the reins to his eldest son. More than 9.7 million people are registered to vote in the seventh election since the United Nations first Over the last 30 years what hopes the international community …

Cambodia strongman Hun Sen nears election victory after banning opposition
1 year, 5 months ago

Cambodia strongman Hun Sen nears election victory after banning opposition

India Today  

Cambodians voted Sunday in an election that longtime leader Hun Sen is all but guaranteed to win as he looks to secure his legacy by handing the reins to his eldest son. Hun Sen cast his ballot in the capital Phnom Penh shortly after polling stations opened at 7:00 am, according to AFP journalists at the scene. More than 9.7 …

Cambodia PM Hun Sen’s party claims ‘landslide’ in flawed election
1 year, 5 months ago

Cambodia PM Hun Sen’s party claims ‘landslide’ in flawed election

Al Jazeera  

Critics described the election as the least free and fair in decades due to exclusion of main opposition party. Phnom Penh, Cambodia – Prime Minister Hun Sen’s Cambodian People’s Party has claimed a “landslide” victory in national elections described by critics as the country’s least free and fair vote in decades. Hun Sen said the strong voter participation proved that …

‘Why would I vote?’: Cambodians quietly question election’s value
1 year, 5 months ago

‘Why would I vote?’: Cambodians quietly question election’s value

Al Jazeera  

Some plan to resist a discredited national election the only way they can: by staying at home on voting day. Phnom Penh, Cambodia – “I won’t go to vote,” said Sovanny*, describing how she felt crushed earlier this year when Cambodia’s only credible opposition party was disqualified from elections. “Why would I vote when there’s only one party?” the 45-year-old …

Cambodia's Friday Women are fighting for justice, with their husbands and sons in jail ahead of a 'democratic charade' election
1 year, 5 months ago

Cambodia's Friday Women are fighting for justice, with their husbands and sons in jail ahead of a 'democratic charade' election

ABC  

Teang Chenda can recall, with painful clarity, her panic and desperation when she found out her husband had been thrown in a Cambodian jail. After the CNRP was dissolved, Hun Sen's ruling Cambodian People's Party went on to win all 125 parliamentary seats in the last election in 2018 – a poll criticised internationally for being undemocratic. Prime Minister Hun …

Compelled Speech on the March in Cambodia With New ‘Mandatory’ Voting Law
1 year, 5 months ago

Compelled Speech on the March in Cambodia With New ‘Mandatory’ Voting Law

The Diplomat  

On June 13, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, in one of his now-daily streams of consciousness that dictate government policy, announced that he wants to amend existing election laws so that anyone who doesn’t vote in July’s general election will never be able to stand as a candidate in any future ballot. Hun Sen cannot know how much of the …

Cambodia’s Main Opposition Party Barred From July Election
1 year, 6 months ago

Cambodia’s Main Opposition Party Barred From July Election

The Diplomat  

Last month, Cambodia’s National Election Committee rejected the application of the country’s main opposition party to take part in this year’s national election, all but ensuring another clean sweep for Prime Minister Hun Sen’s ruling party. In a statement, the NEC said that it would not register the Candlelight Party for the July 23 election for failing to attach a …

Cambodia’s top opposition party barred from July elections, leaving Hun Sen’s party unchallenged
1 year, 6 months ago

Cambodia’s top opposition party barred from July elections, leaving Hun Sen’s party unchallenged

Associated Press  

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — 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. The Candlelight Party, the sole credible challenger to the governing Cambodian People’s Party in the upcoming polls, lost its appeal because its complaint was …

Cambodia’s opposition disqualified from election, appeal fails
1 year, 7 months ago

Cambodia’s opposition disqualified from election, appeal fails

Al Jazeera  

Cambodia’s embattled opposition Candlelight Party has lost its appeal against disqualification from forthcoming national elections, which effectively means the country’s long-ruling leader, Prime Minister Hun Sen, will stand unchallenged at the polls in July. Cambodia’s Constitutional Council, which heard the party’s appeal on Thursday, ruled that the National Election Committee’s decision to prevent the opposition from standing in the July …

Do Cambodia’s 2023 Elections Matter?
1 year, 7 months ago

Do Cambodia’s 2023 Elections Matter?

The Diplomat  

As Cambodia heads toward national elections on July 23, the central question seems to be whether they matter, and if so how, given that the results – at least in terms of the winner – are preordained. Prime Minister Hun Sen’s Cambodian People’s Party has taken its long-standing domination of the political scene to new heights, and into the future, …

20 Parties Register to Compete in Cambodia’s July Election
1 year, 7 months ago

20 Parties Register to Compete in Cambodia’s July Election

The Diplomat  

However, nine parties’ applications have yet to be approved, including the Candlelight Party, the only one with any chance of challenging Prime Minister Hun Sen’s CPP. Twenty political parties have registered for Cambodia’s parliamentary election in July, the country’s National Election Committee announced yesterday, though nine of them have not yet been approved, including the one opposition party of any …

Cambodia’s main opposition party barred from July election
1 year, 7 months ago

Cambodia’s main opposition party barred from July election

Al Jazeera  

Disqualification means the ruling Cambodian People’s Party under Hun Sen is likely to sweep the election as it did in 2018. Cambodia’s election commission has disqualified the Candlelight Party, the country’s main opposition party, from contesting July’s election in a move that will allow the ruling Cambodian People’s Party to run virtually unopposed. Other parties have signed up for the …

Top Cambodian opposition party denied registration for July elections, will appeal ruling
1 year, 7 months ago

Top Cambodian opposition party denied registration for July elections, will appeal ruling

Associated Press  

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Cambodia’s National Election Committee refused on Monday to register the opposition Candlelight Party, the sole credible challenger to the governing Cambodian People’s Party, for July elections, saying it had failed to provide necessary documents. Kimsour Phirith said when the party applied to contest this year’s elections, the election commission asked for its original registration papers issued …

Cambodia disqualifies sole credible opposition Candlelight Party ahead of July election
1 year, 7 months ago

Cambodia disqualifies sole credible opposition Candlelight Party ahead of July election

ABC  

Cambodia's election commission has disqualified the sole credible opposition Candlelight Party from contesting elections in July over its failure to submit proper registration documents. Key points: Candlelight Party is the unofficial successor to the Cambodia National Rescue Party, which was dissolved before the last elections Hun Sen has held power for 38 years and plans to pass the reins to …

Opposition favored to top Sunday's Thai election, but faces hurdles in taking power
1 year, 7 months ago

Opposition favored to top Sunday's Thai election, but faces hurdles in taking power

The Independent  

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Two Cambodian opposition figures arrested for insulting king under lese majeste law
1 year, 9 months ago

Two Cambodian opposition figures arrested for insulting king under lese majeste law

ABC  

Two Cambodian opposition figures have been charged under the country's rarely used lese majeste law with insulting the king for posts made on social media about a photograph of the king and the prime minister. Key points: A judge at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court charged Yim Sinorn and Hun Kosal with insulting the king and incitement to cause serious …

What’s a Decent Outcome for Cambodia’s Opposition at the Upcoming Election?
1 year, 9 months ago

What’s a Decent Outcome for Cambodia’s Opposition at the Upcoming Election?

The Diplomat  

It’s been a rough few months for the Candlelight Party, now Cambodia’s second-largest party. But the Candlelight Party was given a much-needed bump after Rong Chhun, an experienced and outspoken activist, said also on January 31 that he would run for the party at July’s parliamentary election. By running at last June’s local elections, where it won just over a …

Cambodian court charges activists with insulting king online
1 year, 9 months ago

Cambodian court charges activists with insulting king online

The Independent  

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Long-serving Cambodian leader Hun Sen hints at retirement
1 year, 9 months ago

Long-serving Cambodian leader Hun Sen hints at retirement

Associated Press  

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen hinted strongly Tuesday that he intends to step down as the country’s long-serving leader when a new government is installed after July’s general election. Hun Manet, 45, holds several other key security posts, and in 2018 already had been elevated from the ruling Cambodian People’s Party’s 865-member Central Committee to its …

Long-serving Cambodian leader Hun Sen hints at retirement
1 year, 9 months ago

Long-serving Cambodian leader Hun Sen hints at retirement

The Independent  

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Cambodian opposition leader set for treason trial verdict
1 year, 9 months ago

Cambodian opposition leader set for treason trial verdict

Associated Press  

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Cambodia’s beleaguered pro-democracy forces face another day of reckoning Friday, as the country’s most prominent opposition politician not in exile is scheduled to hear the verdict in his trial for treason. The popular CNRP was seen as an electoral threat to Hun Sen’s Cambodian People’s Party ahead of the 2018 general election. Friday’s verdict comes four …

Cambodian opposition politician arrested for bounced checks
1 year, 11 months ago

Cambodian opposition politician arrested for bounced checks

The Independent  

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Cambodian court sets massive fine for top opposition figure
2 years, 2 months ago

Cambodian court sets massive fine for top opposition figure

Associated Press  

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — A court in Cambodia on Friday imposed a heavy fine on a leading opposition politician after finding him guilty of defamation for saying that nationwide local elections in June were unfair. Son Chhay, deputy president of the Candlelight Party, had said in an online interview after the polls that the National Election Committee was biased in …

Watching Cambodia’s Commune Elections
2 years, 6 months ago

Watching Cambodia’s Commune Elections

The Diplomat  

On June 5, Cambodia will go to the polls for important commune and sangkat council elections, a curtain-raiser for national elections due to be held next year. However, as the first election to be held since the CPP’s clean sweep at the 2018 national election, the conduct and outcome of the commune elections give some sense of how much political …

Cambodia lawyer, opposition party members jailed for treason
2 years, 6 months ago

Cambodia lawyer, opposition party members jailed for treason

Al Jazeera  

Theary Seng, a prominent Cambodian American lawyer, and dozens of members of Cambodia’s banned opposition party have been convicted of treason in a controversial mass trial over a failed attempt by the party’s leader to return home in 2019. “The mass trials agains political opposition members are really about preventing any electoral challenge to Prime Minister Hun Sen’s rule, but …

‘We’re back’: Cambodia’s embattled opposition hopes for revival
2 years, 6 months ago

‘We’re back’: Cambodia’s embattled opposition hopes for revival

Al Jazeera  

Cambodians go the polls on Sunday to choose new local leaders and a new opposition party aims to chip away at the dominance of ruling party of Prime Minister Hun Sen. Phnom Penh, Cambodia – Cambodia goes to the polls on Sunday in nationwide local elections after a two-week campaign that hinted at a return to a more contested political …

Cambodia amends charter to bar dual citizens from top office
3 years, 1 month ago

Cambodia amends charter to bar dual citizens from top office

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Lawmakers in Cambodia on Monday …

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