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Cambodia elections

March 22, 2023
Cambodia Arrests Opposition Activists for Posts About Country’s King
By Sebastian Strangio
The activists, who are reportedly close to opposition leader Kem Sokha, had criticized the government's treatment of King Norodom Sihamoni.

March 03, 2023
Cambodian Opposition Leader Sentenced to 27 Years Imprisonment
By Sebastian Strangio
Kem Sokha, the former head of the banned Cambodia National Rescue Party, has also been banned indefinitely from voting or running for office.

February 17, 2023
Watchdog Group Adds Cambodia to Human Rights Watch List
By Sebastian Strangio
The CIVICUS Monitor has cited the “rapid decline in civic freedoms" as the country moves toward national elections in July.

January 11, 2023
Cambodian PM Threatens Opponents With Legal Action, Violence
By Sebastian Strangio
Despite his party's nearly unchallenged dominance, Hun Sen is bent on preventing the emergence of a political alternative.

October 10, 2022
Opposition Politician Found Guilty of Defaming Cambodian Ruling Party
By Luke Hunt
Son Chhay of the Candlelight Party has been ordered to pay $750,000 for questioning the fairness of this year's commune election.

August 24, 2022
Cambodia Readies Third Mass Trial of Opposition Officials
By Sebastian Strangio
As the country heads toward national elections next year, the government is seeking to neutralize the influence of opposition leaders living in exile abroad.

July 12, 2022
Hun Sen Plods Along With Cambodia’s Leadership Succession
By David Hutt
It is unclear when Hun Sen will give up the prime ministership, but the country's long-planned transition is in many ways already in progress.

June 27, 2022
Cambodia Confirms CPP’s Landslide Victory in Commune Election
By Sebastian Strangio
Prime Minister Hun Sen's party won nearly three-quarters of the vote in an election marred by claims of vote-buying and intimidation.

June 15, 2022
Cambodia’s Local Elections Have Ended Hun Sen’s One-Party System
By Sam Rainsy
Despite another victory for the ruling Cambodian People's Party, an old opposition party has pried back open the political space.

June 09, 2022
Putting a Positive Spin on Cambodia’s Local Election
By David Hutt
For the first time, an opposition party not led by a magnetic political personality has made inroads.

June 07, 2022
Provisional Results Give Cambodian Ruling Party Victory in Local Elections
By Sebastian Strangio
According to the National Election Committee, Prime Minister Hun Sen’s party won 9,338 out of the 11,622 commune council seats up for election.

June 06, 2022
As Expected, Cambodia’s Ruling Party Claims ‘Sweeping’ Victory
By Luke Hunt
But what are the actual numbers?
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