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Brussels - The weekend's parliamentary elections in Cambodia were an improvement on earlier polls, but important shortfalls remained, the European Union's executive said Thursday.
'In comparison to previous elections, important progress has been made, including efforts to improve transparency guarantees,' EU foreign-affairs commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner said in a statement.
'However, a number of key international standards for democratic elections, mostly related to the uneven playing field between political parties, have not been met,' she said.
Ahead of Sunday's election, the EU sent 130 officials to Cambodia to observe the conduct of the vote.
'The mission concluded that the conduct of these elections shows improvements to previous elections,' the commission statement said.
However, it also concluded that 'there was a lack of confidence in the impartiality of electoral authorities; the campaign period was marked by widespread use of state resources; access to media was difficult for opposition parties; and civic education was assessed as biased in favour of the ruling party,' the statement said.
The election ended in a landslide victory for the ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP), with at least 90 out of 123 seats.
The EU's observation mission is set to stay in Cambodia until the end of August, with a final report due 'in the coming months,' the commission statement said.
'In comparison to previous elections, important progress has been made, including efforts to improve transparency guarantees,' EU foreign-affairs commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner said in a statement.
'However, a number of key international standards for democratic elections, mostly related to the uneven playing field between political parties, have not been met,' she said.
Ahead of Sunday's election, the EU sent 130 officials to Cambodia to observe the conduct of the vote.
'The mission concluded that the conduct of these elections shows improvements to previous elections,' the commission statement said.
However, it also concluded that 'there was a lack of confidence in the impartiality of electoral authorities; the campaign period was marked by widespread use of state resources; access to media was difficult for opposition parties; and civic education was assessed as biased in favour of the ruling party,' the statement said.
The election ended in a landslide victory for the ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP), with at least 90 out of 123 seats.
The EU's observation mission is set to stay in Cambodia until the end of August, with a final report due 'in the coming months,' the commission statement said.
4 comments:
Let's move on we have a country to rebuild.
Certainly! let move toour kown disaster!
- how about the millions who invade every day our land with the complicity of the lackey HUONG XEN?
- How about some years, yuon invaders will be larger than Khmer
- How about our border, or island Koh Tral, our sea given to yuon by the lackey HUONG XEN to show gratitude to yuon?
- How about in some years we we will be Khmer kampuchea Krom and Cham?
Which people in any country in the world would have have tolerated their own destruction?
Why you, Khmer, you accept this fatality without turning a hair?
From Kone Khmer
NO DICTATORS WILL STAY IN POWER FOR EVER!
UNITED WITH THE RESILIENT SAM RAINSY WE SURVIVE
BUT IT TAKES TIME TO REMOVE THEM.
“ANGKOR WASN’T BUILT IN ONE DAY”
“as the saying goes: LITTLE STROKES FELL GREAT OAKS”.
SAM RAINSY IS THE EXCELLENT FELLER OF THE HUN XEN OAK.
JUST BE PATIENT AND STAND UP WITH SAMRAINSY PARTY TO FIGHT FOR KHMER SURVIVAL
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As of todya, other Western countries have spoken about the election irregularities; we need to hear what the US embassy say about the election result.
The people of Cambodia would respectfully like to hear from the US.
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