PHNOM PENH (AFP) - Cambodia's ruling party Monday declared a landslide victory in the country's local polls as it continued to secure its grip on power ahead of national elections next year.
The Cambodian People's Party (CPP) said it had won 1,592 of the 1,621 commune councils -- small administrative bodies that govern rural villages or city neighbourhoods -- contested in Sunday's vote.
"Absolutely, the Cambodian People's Party won the elections," said CPP spokesman Khieu Kanharith, who is also the minister of information.
Election monitors had said going into the polls that a CPP victory was expected, but that opposition parties could also make gains.
Cambodia's main opposition leader Sam Rainsy told AFP Monday that his party had doubled the number of commune councils it had led previously, winning at least 27 top council seats.
The gains insured a greater share of power after the 2008 national elections, he said.
"It means our voices in the 2008 election will double," Sam Rainsy told reporters.
"Now only CPP and Sam Rainsy Party need to work together ... in the interests of the people. We are not enemies," he added.
The royalist Funcinpec party, the CPP's coalition government partner, took only two communes, according to a tally compiled by the CPP.
The party of ousted royalist leader Prince Norodom Ranariddh won none, CPP figures showed.
Official results from the National Election Committee (NEC) are expected to be released April 24. NEC officials said Sunday's vote was largely free of the violence that had plagued previous polls in Cambodia.
Prior to the country's first commune council elections in 2002, local officials were appointed by the government and had remained largely unchanged since the early 1980s.
The Cambodian People's Party (CPP) said it had won 1,592 of the 1,621 commune councils -- small administrative bodies that govern rural villages or city neighbourhoods -- contested in Sunday's vote.
"Absolutely, the Cambodian People's Party won the elections," said CPP spokesman Khieu Kanharith, who is also the minister of information.
Election monitors had said going into the polls that a CPP victory was expected, but that opposition parties could also make gains.
Cambodia's main opposition leader Sam Rainsy told AFP Monday that his party had doubled the number of commune councils it had led previously, winning at least 27 top council seats.
The gains insured a greater share of power after the 2008 national elections, he said.
"It means our voices in the 2008 election will double," Sam Rainsy told reporters.
"Now only CPP and Sam Rainsy Party need to work together ... in the interests of the people. We are not enemies," he added.
The royalist Funcinpec party, the CPP's coalition government partner, took only two communes, according to a tally compiled by the CPP.
The party of ousted royalist leader Prince Norodom Ranariddh won none, CPP figures showed.
Official results from the National Election Committee (NEC) are expected to be released April 24. NEC officials said Sunday's vote was largely free of the violence that had plagued previous polls in Cambodia.
Prior to the country's first commune council elections in 2002, local officials were appointed by the government and had remained largely unchanged since the early 1980s.
14 comments:
Mchas Bang, Preass Ang should LAM PA again why we got least supporters?????
Mchas Bang spent much time with Mchas oun!!!!
PLEASE SPORTMANSHIP CULTURE!
LET BANISH FOR EVER THE CULTURE OF COMPLAINING AND DIFFAMATION!
JUST STAY HUMBLE!
WELL DONE! BORN FROM THE PEOPLE, SERVE THE PEOPLE AND DIE FOR THE PEOPLE... THE PEOPLE VOTED FOR CPP!
spr= born abroad, cheat the people and die for uncle sam... THE PEOPLE HATED AND DID NOT VOTE FOR sam rain shit party.
CPP is realizing that even it try to uses all tactics to silence to people but it cant acheive most. Now we see that SRP is getting stronger. SRP has double its strenght from step to step and CPP will be downed.
CPP is not winning if we statistically think for before CPP controled 100% but now it control 60% of councils and 97 % commune chief. Is that a wining?
CPP's born from Dog, serve the dog master and get eaten by it master later. The dogs surrounded the people and force them to vote for the CPP.
SRP born in France stupid 7:07 PM comment and you serve uncle Ho...get it HO?
Anonymous crazy gringos said at 10:18 PM and 8:18 PM
Put them back in cage. they are infected by virus called: aids= ALIEN IDIOT DONKEY SYMPTOM
Ahh, shut the fuck up, we all know
the SRP cheated and stole voters
from the royalists. I hope they
don't get suit by Ranarith.
1:17 am you son of a rabit!
BORN FROM THE PEOPLE, SERVE THE PEOPLE AND DIE FOR THE PEOPLE = CPP AND THE PEOPLE VOTED FOR THEM TO WIN.
CAMBODIAN PEOPLE AGAINST
AIDS = ALIENS INFECTED DONKEYS SYNDROM FROM K LOKOS GRINGOS IN THE US, CANADA AND AUSTRALIA.
TOO LATE SRP= SUPER RETARDED PARROT! go away with your syndrom...
MEE SAMPHOENG ..PHEONG. PHOENG..NA YUON ..OEY...OH... NAH AN ..OEY CHOI AUN TIET MOK ..YORK DEY BANG OS....
I will LAM PA !!!
I WILL LAM PA !!!
TO 1:17pm
Please LAM PA !!!!
PLEASE LAM PA !!!!
To 7:01PM
Please Lam pa
Please lam Pa
The Truth Is the Truth
CPP considers people like hungry dogs they cut the tail. Then they give this tail to the hungry dogs and force the hungry dogs to be grateful to the CPP.
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