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| Cambodia's opposition claims there was widespread rigging in July's election |
BBC News : 8 September 2013
Cambodia's ruling People's Party (CPP) has been confirmed the winner of July's general election which was marred by fraud allegations.
The election commission said Prime Minister Hun Sen's CPP won 68 seats, compared to 55 for the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP).
The televised announcement comes after thousands took part in a rally in the capital Phnom Penh to protest against alleged electoral fraud.
Hun Sen has run Cambodia for 28 years.
The 61-year-old has vowed to stay in power until he is in his seventies.
Opposition leader Sam Rainsy claimed there was widespread rigging in the election.
The result confirmation means he will no longer be able to legally contest the vote.
According to preliminary official figures, the CPP won 3.2 million votes, while Mr Rainsy's party obtained 2.9 million.
The election commission is yet to officially confirm these numbers.
On Saturday, huge crowds gathered in Phnom Penh's Democracy Park in what organisers described as a peaceful protest based on Buddhist prayer.
Many demonstrators brought lotus flowers symbolising peace.
Mr Rainsy told the crowd it was a "historic day", saying that "those who steal our votes won't live happily".
With all the institutions of state, including the election commission, under the thumb of Hun Sen, this type of protest is the only way for opposition supporters to challenge the result, says the BBC's Southeast Asia correspondent Jonathan Head.
He adds that the CNRP has vowed to keep up its street protests against the result.
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ប្រាប់ទៅមេពួកអាអ្ហែង សម រង្ស៊ី ជាមេដឹកនាំមហាបាតុកម្មបង្គ្រប់កិច្ច....
ការសង្ឃឹមអំពីជ័យជម្នៈរបស់គណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ
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ពួកនេះសុទ្ធតែជាពួកកាន់មាត់បាវអោយចោរ
និងជាអ្នកជួយទប់ជើងគ្រែអោយអា ហ៊ុន សែន!
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ផ្លាស់ប្តូរពិតប្រាកដទេ ក្រៅពីបង្គ្រប់កៅអី និងបង្គ្រប់ងារជាឯកឧត្ដមតែប៉ុណ្ណោះ។
Jendhamuni and her third husband name kim sakal uses Templenews for political purposes, because they are Sam Rainsy's lice and mouthpiece.
Not too long,we will be slave of Hanoi.
We must finish r hun sen regime now before it too late.
We all Cambodian r not dummy brain, why only r kwang can
Do any thing to our lovely land. Remember, if he still run
The govt. for 5 more years that mean we r shameful, because we r let r kwang illiterate leading us. Not only that
He will curse our elites rainsy who is very intelligent and respectful by all Cambodian later
Mr. Chheang Vun,
You don't know what are you talking about. You are talking about the Law of a one eye man. You are not talking practicing the Law of Cambodia. Go back to school as you need more training. What about establish of an Independent Probe Committee in to voting irregularity?
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