Opposition renews push for a parliamentary approved election body
Cambodia’s opposition has written a formal request to the country’s ruling party, requesting an agreement to reform the national election body before political negotiations resume on Monday. The opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party wants a two-thirds majority vote on members of the National Election Committee, which it views as politically biased toward the ruling Cambodian People’s Party. … But CPP lawmaker Cheam Yiep said the Rescue Party was using the NEC issue to stall negotiations. … Koul Panha, head of the election-monitoring group Comfrel, told VOA Khmer that an independent election body would but Cambodia on par with other democratic countries in the region. But to do so will require a constitutional amendment, he said.
Heng Reaksmey and Kong Sothanarith
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