PHNOM PENH, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia's political parties had ended electoral campaigns for the third legislature of the Senate on Friday, two days prior to the vote.
Mao Sophearith, member of the National Election Committee (NEC), said Friday that during the 21-day campaign, the parties had promoted their political stances through marching and broadcasting on the National Television of Cambodia.
"In general, the campaign had been done smoothly with good environment and security," he said in a press briefing to conclude the campaign. "There was no any violence happened during the period."
Only two main political parties will participate in this Sunday ' s election. They are the ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP) and Sam Rainsy Party, a main opposition party in the country.
According to the NEC, the Senate has 61 seats, but the election is held for only 57 seats as two senators will be appointed by the King and the other two by the National Assembly.
Each of the two parties has named 57 full candidates and 57 reserve ones to the NEC to compete in the election.
The Senate election on Sunday will be voted by 119 Members of Parliament and 11,351 commune councilors at 33 polling stations across the country.
The results will be announced on Sunday afternoon.
The Senate election is held every six years. The last one was in January 2006, at that time, three parties -- Cambodian People' s Party, Funcinpec and Sam Rainsy Party -- joined the contest. As a result, the CPP won 45 seats, the Funcinpec 10 seats and the Sam Rainsy party two seats.
4 comments:
WHAT'S FAIR IS FAIR.
THE OPPOSITION PARTY HAS AS MUCH AS 21 HOURS BROADCASTING ON TELEVISION OF CAMBODIA, BUT THE CPP HAS ONLY 6 YEARS OF CONTINEOUS BROACASTING ON THE SAME TELEVISION WHICH AMOUNTS TO ONLY 52,500+HOURS.
Should have a strike On the Voting Day!
You know that all these elections in Cambodia are not fair! Fraud! Most CCP will win any way.
some people from SRP defected to CPP claiming that they are not happy with corruption in SRP, prohibit them not to use cell hone, asked them to take oath of alliance, and what else oh family cornies., ect...
It sounds bite and talk show on catch 22. people come and go, they are soul and fortune searching
It would be embarrassed to say that they got incentives and reward to join CPP whereas SRP in stuck in a rice bowl and prahok...
For SRP is going to have to bite the bullet and smile. Too bad that the money talk.
NEC must be abolished. NEC are affliated with HUn Sen and CPP. Even with the recent CPP vote buying tricks, they still ignore issues of free and fair election.
NEC cannot be accepted by international communities and must meet international standard by investigating all claims and crimes committed by the ruling government.
Accepting NEC as a free and fair committee is allowing Hun Sen and CPP abused of corruption and bribery.
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