Original report from Phnom Penh
03 June 2008
The National Election Committee will begin distribution of more than 8 million voter information cards Thursday, but competing parties said this week the cards did more harm than good.
The information cards are often misconstrued as a second form of identification necessary for voting, and, in the provinces, local leaders of the ruling Cambodian People's Party exploit this confusion, candidates said.
The NEC said Tuesday it had developed a system of distribution that would prevent party favoritism, but critics disagree.
Distribution will last from June 5 to June 25, nationwide, and is the responsibility of commune election committees.
The cards are meant to provide voters with information on polling station numbers, location and the date of the election, said NEC Secretary-General Tep Nitha.
But the cards are too complicated, leading some people who don't receive them to believe they are not eligible to vote, Norodom Ranariddh Party spokesman Muth Chantha said.
The cards were a waste of NEC money, he said. The NEC spent $240,000 to produce them.
The Neutral and Impartial Committee on Free and Fair Elections in Cambodia will dispatch 7,000 observers for the card distribution.
The information cards are often misconstrued as a second form of identification necessary for voting, and, in the provinces, local leaders of the ruling Cambodian People's Party exploit this confusion, candidates said.
The NEC said Tuesday it had developed a system of distribution that would prevent party favoritism, but critics disagree.
Distribution will last from June 5 to June 25, nationwide, and is the responsibility of commune election committees.
The cards are meant to provide voters with information on polling station numbers, location and the date of the election, said NEC Secretary-General Tep Nitha.
But the cards are too complicated, leading some people who don't receive them to believe they are not eligible to vote, Norodom Ranariddh Party spokesman Muth Chantha said.
The cards were a waste of NEC money, he said. The NEC spent $240,000 to produce them.
The Neutral and Impartial Committee on Free and Fair Elections in Cambodia will dispatch 7,000 observers for the card distribution.
5 comments:
It makes no difference. The recent IRI survey suggested more than 90% of the voters to vote for CPP anyway.
បោះឆ្នោត ថ្ងៃ ២៧ កក្កដា ២០០៨ មានតែ ពីរ ជំរើស ៖
- បោះឆ្នោត ជូនអ្នកស្នេហាជាតិ (ឯកឧត្តមសម រង្ស៊ី បំរើផលប្រយោជខ្មែរ)
ឬ
- បោះឆ្នោត អោយជនក្បត់ជាតិ (អាក្បត់ជាតិហ៊ុន សែន បំរើផលប្រយោជយួន)
Two sides of the Cambodian vote on July 27, 2008, vote for :
- Patriot (H.E. Sam Rainsy khmer servant, SRP: Sam Rainsy Party)
or
- Traitor (ah Hun Sen youn servant, CPP: Communist Pro youn Party)
We must do better to help Hanoi to bring Ah Khmer-Yuon criminals to justice.
This freaking Viet-born troller, a parasite @ 4:30AM that pretends to be Khmer and speaks as if he were Khmer must be castrated and have his dick fed to the Viet dog...
Viet Go home!
The world sees and knows you Viet true color already and that is the universal language!
What we need here is a couple hundred thousands observer from Hanoi to help ensure that the election will be free and fair for all; otherwise, Ah Spam Rainxy will steal everything by cheating and intimidating Khmer people.
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