PHNOM PENH, May 13 (Xinhua) -- The European Union (EU) is planning to send a 120-member delegation to Cambodia to help supervise its parliamentary election on July 27, Chinese-language newspaper the Jianhua Daily said on Tuesday.
This will be the third election-supervising delegation coming from the EU to the kingdom, if the plan is approved by both sides, the paper quoted EU's resident officials as saying.
The delegation, together with about 8,400 national and international observers, will watch the election process and try to make it safe and democratic, the officials said.
From Sept. 8, 2007 to April 22, 2008, the National Election Committee (NEC) of Cambodia has accredited 8,342 observers, including 2,938 females and 42 international ones, to supervise the process of the 4th National Assembly election.
So far on Monday, 12 out of the country's 57 political parties have officially registered for the election. They will compete for the 123 seats in the Cambodian National Assembly.
In the 2003 general election, the ruling Cambodian People's Party led by Prime Minister Hun Sen won 73 seats, the co-ruling Funcinpec Party 26 seats, and the major opposition Sam Rainsy Party 24 seats.
This will be the third election-supervising delegation coming from the EU to the kingdom, if the plan is approved by both sides, the paper quoted EU's resident officials as saying.
The delegation, together with about 8,400 national and international observers, will watch the election process and try to make it safe and democratic, the officials said.
From Sept. 8, 2007 to April 22, 2008, the National Election Committee (NEC) of Cambodia has accredited 8,342 observers, including 2,938 females and 42 international ones, to supervise the process of the 4th National Assembly election.
So far on Monday, 12 out of the country's 57 political parties have officially registered for the election. They will compete for the 123 seats in the Cambodian National Assembly.
In the 2003 general election, the ruling Cambodian People's Party led by Prime Minister Hun Sen won 73 seats, the co-ruling Funcinpec Party 26 seats, and the major opposition Sam Rainsy Party 24 seats.
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Election monitoring loses its meaning when there has been little freedom of expression and assembly for a long time, when non-ruling party banner signs have been dismantled or vandalised, when their activists or supporters have received threats and intinmidation, when there has been no action against such violence, and when the ruling party has virtual monopoly of the media.
LAO Mong Hay, Hong Kong
How can the EU tell the differences between the Yuons voters whom Hun Xen has asked to help him in time of election and the real Khmer most of whom might want to vote for a change?
Dr Lao, rule of law is rule of law. Stop crying, will ya? You can't cheat the election, buy campaign all years around. 30 days is the rule. If anyone don't like it, they can changed it.
DR. Lao can't cheat the election, but Hun Xen can indeed! Because he has the habit of cheatng.
Dr. Lao,
It is true that the CPP controls most media and as such exerts undue influence on the fourth estate (it used to be the fifth but the church is out). But have you ever looked at other countries, e. g. Italy? They have a revolving-door democracy there. What would you say to that?
You are talking about unfair ruling system? No government is worst than the ruling system in the Cambodian government. Still, some of us have the ball to defend them. That the kind of principles the CPP people stand for...
Italy is not Dr Lao's country; there's no need to compare Cambodia to ONLY ONE country!
9"56PM idiot can you try to compare yoursef to the good and honored people and try to be like them or your mother told you to compared to the worst like liar, tief, druguser, pimp and all the evile?
You your brain even your father is stupid with hanoi PHD! Do ma may ah Stupid PHD youn vair!
That is still better than Ah liar Sam Raisy and his cyclo drivers clan with fake degree from the west.
This guy " 4:50 AM "
is something else worst then an idiot.
A superIdiot ? people, don't mind this guy. His mom havn't taught him anything about being grown up.
This vietnam guy spent too much time in this blog site. He is lack of sunlight deficency I guess.
go home vietcong, go home vietcong. LOL
I am home Ah Jkout! You scram because Cambodia is for Khmer people only, not for Ah Khmer-Yuon from Vietnam.
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