PHNOM PENH (AFP) — Cambodia's ruling party took nearly 60 percent of the popular vote in last month's election, according to figures released by the election committee on Saturday.
The Cambodian People's Party (CPP) won 58.1 percent of the vote, compared with 21.9 percent for its nearest rival, the main opposition Sam Rainsy party, authorities said.
National Election Committee official Sin Chum Bo said turnout was 75.21 percent -- or six million of the 8.1 million eligible voters.
But she declined to say how many parliamentary seats each party had won ahead of a further announcement next month in which full official results will be revealed.
"This is just a temporary election result... while we allow for political parties to make complaints before we can divide the number of seats," she told reporters.
The CPP earlier claimed it had captured at least 90 of the 123 seats in parliament, with opposition leader Sam Rainsy and three other small parties dividing the rest.
The Sam Rainsy party on Saturday rejected the outcome, saying the election had not been conducted freely and fairly, and demanding a re-run.
International monitors agreed the election was flawed, despite improvements in the electoral process compared to past polls here.
The Cambodian People's Party (CPP) won 58.1 percent of the vote, compared with 21.9 percent for its nearest rival, the main opposition Sam Rainsy party, authorities said.
National Election Committee official Sin Chum Bo said turnout was 75.21 percent -- or six million of the 8.1 million eligible voters.
But she declined to say how many parliamentary seats each party had won ahead of a further announcement next month in which full official results will be revealed.
"This is just a temporary election result... while we allow for political parties to make complaints before we can divide the number of seats," she told reporters.
The CPP earlier claimed it had captured at least 90 of the 123 seats in parliament, with opposition leader Sam Rainsy and three other small parties dividing the rest.
The Sam Rainsy party on Saturday rejected the outcome, saying the election had not been conducted freely and fairly, and demanding a re-run.
International monitors agreed the election was flawed, despite improvements in the electoral process compared to past polls here.
6 comments:
The 1M people must have the chance to vote, the nation must be united, not divided.
There are more than one milliom people whose names were intentionally deleted by the cpp mafia government. Those were the names of the people the cpp knew previously voted for SRP. The people who voted for SRP on 27th of July are only SRP new supporters. SRP, NRP AND HRP stand united and fight for justice for all voters.
Let Hun Sen show us how tough he is, this will drive him right to his grave. With all the resentment in the people heart I'm sure him and his family will die the same day.
Is it not beautiful to go meet uncle Ho united as a family.
It appears that we have to suffer through trials and tribulations yet another five years of a notorious Godfather-style CPP leadership, because the newly re-elected party has ignominiously cheated its way to a despicable victory.
Khmer farmer
I thought you Guys needs a Street smart politician who can manipulate everything, you get one now, why rejected?
look at Boutsh of USA, look at Villagosa of LA, If you can not tell the difference, just callate la boca and learn to live with it, after all you are not in Cambodia anyway.
Job well done Seignor Hun Sen, but not really done.
Now, How you going to justify the Big flat nose or should I say the Bulldog Nhiek bun chhay to fit in your government. Why not the next top winner.
Man .. you can not just trash any positions aways like that, Put Cambodian money into a Good use would you?
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