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Social Media Drives Youth Involvement in Cambodia's National Elections
Cambodia's June 28 national elections ushered in the dawn of a new age of electoral politics in the small, southeast Asian country. A hotly contested election saw unprecedented political engagement coming from the country's youth - those under 25 years old. "I think in this year maybe it's too little," says Ou Virak. "I think in 2018 that the impact will be huge, if they don't close down the social media like Facebook."
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Hun Sen's party win to stabilize situation: Expert
Beijing (China Daily/ ANN) -- The victory of Cambodia's ruling party, led by Prime Minister Hun Sen, will help stabilize the situation in the country, observers said on Monday. However, he is facing mounting pressure to bring about social reform, they added. Late on Sunday, the ruling Cambodian People's Party announced it had won "an absolute majority of seats" in the general election, but the main opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party rejected the results, alleging widespread irregularities
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Independent Monitors Say Election Beset With Irregularities
Election monitors yesterday said the irregularities at polling stations during Sunday’s vote were widespread, and preliminary results released by the government do not necessary reflect the true will of the electorate.
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International Election Observers Proclaim Election ‘Free, Fair’
Sunday’s national election was proclaimed “free and fair” by the 291 international observers invited by the National Election Committed (NEC) to monitor the ballot- despite allegations of serious irregularities.
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Opposition Rejects Poll Result, Demands Impartial Investigation
Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) president Sam Rainsy said yesterday that the opposition has rejected the results of Sunday’s election, and called for an independent investigation for the vote to determine if a re-election is required.
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Change disappear for CPP Hopefuls After Election Losses
With preliminary results suggest the ruling party’s seat allocation in the National Assembly will be reduced by at least 22, plan to usher in a new generation for Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) lawmakers, made up of the children of the ruling elite, are in doubt.
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At Polling Stations, People Left Dismayed by Flawed Voter List
For months, election monitors have insisted that more than 1 million voters would be unfairly disenfranchised by a flawed voter registration list, which they said was pitted with irregularities and missing the names of eligible voters.
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Opposition Says It Will Not Accept Election Results
PHNOM PENH - Cambodia’s opposition party leader says they will not accept the results of Sunday’s election, in which the ruling party appears to have lost ground but maintained enough seats in parliament to maintain a hold on power.
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CNRP Will Be Trouble for CPP- Led Assembly
Despite suffering a major hit in the parliamentary election Sunday, the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) would hold on to a majority of National Assembly seats for another five years should unofficial results released by the information minister stand.
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Cambodian opposition to produce evidence of 'massive electoral fraud'
Cambodia's opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party says it is gathering evidence of widespread electoral fraud during the country's elections on Sunday.
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Cambodia Opposition Rejects Election Result
PHNOM PENH — Cambodia's ruling party has won a narrow victory in national elections Sunday, after close to three decades of near complete dominance in Cambodian politics. But the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party has rejected the results and called for an investigation into allegations of widespread electoral fraud.
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Military Police Investigating Election Violence
Military police said they are investigating a riot that broke out a polling station in Phnom Penh’s Meanchey district Sunday, in which to police vehicle were torched, but did not say whether they would take legal action against the rioters.
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NEC Says Final Election Results Will Be Released in Two Weeks
The final results of Sunday’s national election will not be announced until mid-August, the secretary-general of the National Election Com¬mittee (NEC) said Monday. The latest possible release date would be early September, Tep Nytha said, adding that the speed with which they were announced depended on whether the NEC and Constitutional Council of Cambodia received many complaints alleging irregularities.
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Putting aside anti-Vietnamese rhetoric in Cambodia for a ‘change’
When Information Minister Khieu Kanharith presented preliminary results Sunday evening showing the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) was in the lead holding the majority of the seats of parliament at 68 to the opposition Cambodian National Rescue Party’s (CNRP) 55, activists expressed disbelief, shock and disappointment. There were concerns about unrest and opposition leader Sam Rainsy urged voters to stay calm.
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Military Police Stoned, Trucks Torched During Voter Violence
Voters rioted yesterday in Phnom Penh’s Meanchey district after a daylong demonstration against voting irregularities, destroying and burning two military police pick-up trucks and throwing rocks at police officer.
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Drinking Continues in Capital Despite Election Ban on Alcohol
Phnom Penh was ostensibly dry this weekend as a two-day alcohol prohibition came into effect for the national election, with hotels, bars and supermarkets ordered by Prime Minister Hun Sen to cease selling alcohol to prevent violence and traffic accidents over the election period.
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In Prey Veng, Opposition Voters Are Fearful of Repercussions
PREY VENG PROVINCE – As voters went to the polls in this mainly rural province yesterday, residents who favored change over continuity said they felt pressured to keep secret their views.
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Cambodia’s Hun Sen Set to Extend 28-Year Rule
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen appeared set to extend his 28-year rule in one of Asia’s poorest countries with a much smaller majority, as opponents rejected election results and called for an investigation. The ruling Cambodian People’s Party, or CPP, won 68 seats in the 123-member parliament yesterday, compared with 55 seats for the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party led by Sam Rainsy, government spokesman Phay Siphan said by phone yesterday. The country’s closest election in two decades slashed the CPP’s majority to 13 seats from more than 60.
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Feeling cheated
NOT long after the prime minister, Hun Sen, cast his vote at a teacher’s college on July 28th, the first signs of trouble emerged. Allegations that the electoral roll had been rigged were coming in from across Cambodia and a riot was about to erupt on the outskirts of the capital, Phnom Penh. The counting made it plain that Hun Sen and his Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) had won, and by a generous margin. But the opposition made substantial gains—as well as claims that the CPP had cheated
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