Cambodia News: Cambodia National Election Committee

NGOs Criticize Rule 'Limiting' Mobile Election Observer Numbers
The Cambodia Daily
Neutral and Impartial Committee for Free and Fair Elections in Cambodia director Sam Kuntheamy said the definition was limiting. “It is not necessary to limit the position. It depends on each organization,” he said, adding that the NEC should remove ...

Cambodia's Sam Rainsy Backs Proposal to Grant Outgoing PMs Immunity
Radio Free Asia
The former president of Cambodia's opposition party has come out in support of a proposal to grant immunity to outgoing heads of state after Prime Minister Hun Sen dismissed it as a “wicked trick” meant to suggest his ruling Cambodian People's Party ...

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Migrant voter registration discussed
The Phnom Penh Post
Civil society groups and four opposition political parties have called on the National Election Committee (NEC) to facilitate the registration of overseas Cambodian workers before next year's national ballot, but the committee continues to maintain ...
NEC Urged to Let Cambodians Vote AbroadThe Cambodia Daily

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NEC concludes review of commune elections
The Phnom Penh Post
The National Election Committee (NEC) yesterday ended its two-day review of the June 4 commune elections with a spokesman saying that many of the recommendations made during the Sihanoukville getaway would be considered ahead of the upcoming voter ...

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Cambodia's Opposition Commune Chiefs Denied Office Access by Ruling Party Predecessors
Radio Free Asia
There is no law in Cambodia that dictates where commune chiefs should perform their duties, and the National Election Committee (NEC)—the country's top electoral body—has said it is up to the Ministry of the Interior to investigate and resolve the ...

Cambodia: Revoke Ban on Election Monitors
Human Rights Watch
The government's action sets the stage for the ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP) to broaden restrictions on election monitoring prior to the 2018 national elections. “The Cambodian government appears intent on quashing any challenges to its ...
The war is over, but in the political battle that remains, laws are an effective weaponThe Phnom Penh Post

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Political Intimidation to Continue Ahead of National Election: NGO
The Cambodia Daily
Adhoc employees Ny Sokha, 51, Nay Vanda, 42, Yi Soksan, 54, and Lim Mony, 58, are all accused of bribing the alleged mistress of then-CNRP deputy president Kem Sokha to deny an affair, while former Adhoc employee and National Election Committee ...

Opposition Election Campaign Director Sought Over Alleged Violence
VOA Khmer (English)
A top opposition official has been ordered to appear in court on allegations he was involved in violence during the local election campaign. Morn Phalla, Cambodia National Rescue Party executive director, was last week ordered to present himself at a ...

Cambodian court releases 5 human rights workers on bail
Minneapolis Star Tribune
The five — four current members of ADHOC and a National Election Committee member who formerly worked at the organization — were accused of trying to bribe the woman into reversing her testimony again to exonerate Kem Sokha, who was facing ...
Cambodia's Hun Sen Pushes For Tighter Restrictions on Political OppositionRadio Free Asia
As CPP marks 66th anniversary, Hun Sen takes opportunity to accuse CNRPThe Phnom Penh Post

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Cambodia Opposition Slams Commune Elections as Neither Free Nor Fair
Radio Free Asia
According to official results released Sunday by the National Election Committee (NEC)—the nation's top electoral body—the ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP) won 21 provinces, while the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) won the ...
CPP Wins 70% of Seats in Local Election, Official Results ShowVOA Khmer (English)
Hun Sen Bites Back at Critics of Commune Election ProcessThe Cambodia Daily
Hun Sen slams watchdog for saying commune elections 'not completely free, fair'The Phnom Penh Post

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