ABC Radio Australia
International monitors say Cambodia's recent election was flawed and did not meet key standards, despite improvements in electoral processes.
Prime Minister Hun Sen's ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP) has won nearly 60 per cent of the vote in early returns from the weekend poll.
But a preliminary report by European Union election monitors has found the poll was marred by the CPP's domination of media coverage and the improper deletion of people from registration lists so they could not vote.
The leader of the EU observers, Martin Callanan, says the campaign was generally conducted in a more peaceful and open environment compared to previous elections, but it had fallen short of a number of key international standards for democratic elections.
The EU calculated that 50,000 voters were left off rolls, but Mr Callanan says that would not have greatly affected the election since early results show a large majority for the CPP.
"Any irregularities that were proved would clearly have to be on a very large scale in order to invalidate that result," he said.
However, the four minority parties have rejected the outcome, accusing the CPP of fiddling with the voter rolls to ensure their victory.
Prime Minister Hun Sen's ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP) has won nearly 60 per cent of the vote in early returns from the weekend poll.
But a preliminary report by European Union election monitors has found the poll was marred by the CPP's domination of media coverage and the improper deletion of people from registration lists so they could not vote.
The leader of the EU observers, Martin Callanan, says the campaign was generally conducted in a more peaceful and open environment compared to previous elections, but it had fallen short of a number of key international standards for democratic elections.
The EU calculated that 50,000 voters were left off rolls, but Mr Callanan says that would not have greatly affected the election since early results show a large majority for the CPP.
"Any irregularities that were proved would clearly have to be on a very large scale in order to invalidate that result," he said.
However, the four minority parties have rejected the outcome, accusing the CPP of fiddling with the voter rolls to ensure their victory.
7 comments:
All of you concern only the power!! Fucking A Sam Rain Sy (called A Venn Ta), A Kim Sokha(called A Chhout Tek Moit), A Ranarith( called A Chhout Srey), A Keo Puth Raksmey( called A Lob Lob), A Hun Sen ( called Ah Hun Kvak)!!!! all of you don't care our nation faces with the evil neighboring that occupy illegally into our land.
Please all khmer stop vote for All idoit leader of political party in Cambodia at next election poll because They care the power and how to get powerful only.
Stop play the stupid game by using the people for your power.
Khmer need to think our land first, no time to care with these crazy man!!!
From Khmer boring with politic in Cambodia.
Eh! man 11:33PM you are every where, yes go to the Mekong and make sure you jump flat so people have some thing tp talk about!
Yes sir the canpaign was more peaceful, because we scared to death of CPP tugs!!!!!!!!!!
Back to your promise reforme the army and pollice force please and justice also! SO Hun Sen will not live above the laws and have licent to kille!!!!!!!
50,000 people don't get to vote is not the end of the world.
Let's move on. We got lot of works to do.
1:09,
There, you said it "We got lot of works to do"
Don't bother working........ Sroak Khmer will go to hell by it's own under your dad's regime.
like father like son?????
It is really hard when you have cheating leaders to lead the country.
Khmemara
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