Cambodia votes as Hun Sen is near-guaranteed election win FMTNews FMTWorld
PHNOM PENH: Cambodians voted today in an election that long-time leader Hun Sen is all but guaranteed to win as he looks to secure his legacy by handing the reins to his eldest son.
The only serious opposition party was disqualified on a technicality in the runup to the polls and it will be a surprise if any of the 17 other small, poorly funded parties win seats. Over the last 30 years what hopes the international community might have had for a vibrant multi-party democracy in Cambodia have been flattened by the juggernaut of Hun Sen’s rule.
“The upcoming electoral exercise indicates a notable absence of transparency, fairness, and inclusivity in the electoral process,” the coalition said in a statement issued Saturday.The only real challenge to Hun Sen’s CPP had come from the Candlelight Party . But in May, the country’s electoral body refused to register it, rendering it illegible to compete.
Speaking before the vote, the CP told AFP that the registration decision meant there was no way the election could be either free or fair.Ahead of the election, freedom of speech has been heavily stifled, with one of the few remaining independent news outlets, Voice of Democracy, shut down earlier this year.
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