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Candlelight Party
Missing in Action? Australia’s Muted Response to Cambodia’s Autocratic Turn
By Anna Verney
Australian officials played an important role in creating the country’s democratic system, but have been puzzlingly silent as Prime Minister Hun Sen has leveled it to its foundations.
Cambodia Hunting Down Opposition Activists Who Advocated Spoiling Ballots
By Sebastian Strangio
Despite winning 120 of the 125 seats in parliament, the ruling CPP is cracking down on even minor gestures of dissent.
Cambodia Amends Election Law, Disqualifying Non-Voting Candidates
By Sebastian Strangio
The amendment is intended to prevent a boycott of the July 23 election, which could undermine the planned handover of power from Prime Minister Hun Sen to his son.
Malaysia Expels Prominent Cambodian Opposition Figure Sam Rainsy
By Sebastian Strangio
Prime Minister Hun Sen claims that he received a promise from Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim that Rainsy would “never be allowed to step on Malaysian soil.”
Cambodia’s Largest Opposition Party Officially Ruled out of July Election
By Sebastian Strangio
The Candlelight Party has been barred for failing to submit its original party registration document from 1998.
Cambodia’s Hun Sen Accuses Western Diplomats of Supporting Opposition
By Sebastian Strangio
Since the 1990s, accusations of foreign interference have occupied a privileged position in the Cambodian leader's rhetorical arsenal.
Cambodia’s Main Opposition Party Barred From July Election
By Sebastian Strangio
The National Election Committee has refused to accept the Candlelight Party's election registration, opening the way to another clean sweep by PM Hun Sen's CPP.
Cambodia’s Hun Sen Uses Red Tape to Ensure a Risk-free Election
By David Whitehouse
By tangling up the country’s one significant opposition party in tailor-made bureaucracy, the long-ruling leader is hoping to replicate the one-horse race of 2018.
20 Parties Register to Compete in Cambodia’s July Election
By Sebastian Strangio
However, nine parties' applications have yet to be approved, including the Candlelight Party, the only one with any chance of challenging Prime Minister Hun Sen's CPP.
Do Cambodia’s 2023 Elections Matter?
By Astrid Norén-Nilsson
Elections perform functions beyond simply designating a winner, and in that sense Cambodia’s polls will send important signals.
What’s a Decent Outcome For Cambodia’s Opposition At the Upcoming Election?
By David Hutt
For a party living under the constant fear of crackdown or dissolution, it might be wise to downplay its chances at the July poll.
The Tyranny of Compelled Speech in Cambodia
By David Hutt
Censorship and self-censorship are less repressive than being forced to express and affirm a regime's lies.
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