Elections

The National Election Committee (NEC) has defended its decision to introduce information technology for the processes of July’s National Election, claiming the system would guarantee the effectiveness and transparency of the election process. ...

The National Election Committee (NEC) yesterday announced the timelines and requirements for both local and international journalists to register for press passes to cover the National Election in Cambodia which will be held on July 23.​ ...

The National Election Committee (NEC) has reiterated its independent stand towards organising elections in the Kingdom while blaming some politicians for acting in violation of the law ahead of July’s National Election. ...

The UK Ambassador to Cambodia Dominic Williams hopes that Cambodia’s National Election would be held in a peaceful, free, and fair environment, with space for differing political views to be expressed. ...

Political parties of Cambodia have announced their respective manifestos for the upcoming 21-day National Election campaigns across the nation, highlighting their past achievements and making promises to gain people’s support, local media reported. ...

The National Election Committee (NEC) has set April 24 to May 8 for political parties to register for and submit their candidate lists for the National Election. ...

The government will issue a sub-decree to extend the validity of expired ID cards to enable people to cast their ballot for the National Election on July 23. ...

The Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) on January 29 concluded its two-day extraordinary congress, setting the party’s priority goals for 2023-2028. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen on Thursday threatened to sue the opposition Candlelight party after its leaders accused the ruling CPP of political persecution in the run-up to the July 23 national elections. ...

The period for lodging official complaints with the National Election Committee (NEC) following the posting of the 2022 voter list and list of removed names is underway with a total of 53 complaints received to date through commune councils nationwide, according to NEC spokesman Som ...

Cambodia has registered a total of 9,710,645 eligible voters, of them 5,161,906 are women. ...

The National Election Committee (NEC) put up a January 13 notice of the preliminary voter list and the names to be removed from the voter list in communes across the country, with the two lists posted at the same locations so that the electorate can ...

Several political parties said they are ready to contest elections for the newly created five cities and district council elections in April. ...

Outgoing Australian ambassador Pablo Kang expressed confidence that the 7th parliamentary election, scheduled for July 23 this year, will go smoothly with the participation of many political parties.​​​ Kang met with Minister of Interior Sar Kheng at the ministry headquarters on January 9, as he ...

Authorities are preparing to ensure a violence-free 7th National Assembly election, General Khieu Sopheak, Spokesman of the Ministry of Interior (MoI), said yesterday. ...

Minor party leaders say voting irregularities they flagged after last year’s commune election have not been addressed by the National Election Committee, which has ignored most of their suggestions for electoral reform. ...

As the 2023 national election approaches, The National Election Committee (NEC) has rolled out the rules and procedure for all relevant parties. The regulations were issued following consultation meetings with relevant parties, including representatives from political parties and election observation civil groups. ...

The National Election Committee (NEC) appears set to reject key recommendations from civil society and opposition political parties intended to improve fairness and transparency in the July national elections. ...

The National Assembly closed their plenary session yesterday, which began in October 2022, receiving almost 20 complaints and it vowed to resolve them before the upcoming national election. ...

As the 2023 national election is approaching, the International Relations Institute at the Royal Academy of Cambodia (RAC) and the Club of Cambodian Journalists (CCJ) held a two-day training workshop to highlight the key role of the media in the poll. ...

The National Election Committee (NEC) is preparing to set the date for the election of councillors of the new five districts created by the government through a sub-decree. ...

The National Election Committee (NEC) plans to publish the first version of voter lists for next year’s national election on January 13. ...

The National Election Committee (NEC) has so far granted permission to 7,662 political party representatives – 1,617 of them women – to observe its preparations of voter lists, ahead of next year’s national elections. ...

The National Election Committee (NEC) has removed some 250,000 names from the voters list during the recent voter registration and voter verification exercise. ...