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NEC appeals to parties to hold peaceful election campaign

The National Election Committee (NEC) has urged political parties to be tolerant, respectful and avoid violence during the upcoming election campaign.  ...

Soth Koemseoun
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501056920/nec-appeals-to-parties-to-hold-peaceful-election-campaign/

Sar Kheng urges neutrality for all officers

Minister of Interior Sar Kheng instructed all members of the police force and civil servants to maintain their neutrality and protect all legal political activities and candidates of all political parties during the campaigning for the upcoming commune council election while emphasising that government officials ...

Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/sar-kheng-urges-neutrality-all-officers

NEC bans candidates illiterate in Khmer

The National Election Committee (NEC) has disqualified from the upcoming commune council election 20 Candlelight Party candidates who were discovered to be illiterate, according to a notice dated March 18. ...

Orm Bunthoeurn
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/nec-bans-candidates-illiterate-khmer

Preah Sihanouk ‘not to be crime base’

Minister of Interior Sar Kheng has declared that Preah Sihanouk province must not develop a reputation for being a “crime base”, insisting that its image must be restored ahead of the Commune Council Election in order to regain the trust of foreign investors. ...

Lay Samean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/preah-sihanouk-not-be-crime-base

17 parties set for commune election

As of the final day of the registration period 82,786 candidates including 25,963 women had registered for the June 5 commune council elections, according to the National Election Committee (NEC).   ...

Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/17-parties-set-commune-election

Polls battle lines drawn with over 82,000 candidates registered

The National Election Committee (NEC) has closed the three-day registration of candidates for the upcoming Commune Elections, confirming that there are more than 82,000 full-fledged candidates on the list. ...

Ben Sokhean
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501037414/polls-battle-lines-drawn-with-over-82000-candidates-registered/

Nearly 52K candidates logged for commune elections in first day

The National Election Committee (NEC) announced that it received 51,950 candidacy applications from 16 political parties for the fifth mandate commune council elections scheduled for June 5 – on just the first day of the March 4-6 registration period. ...

Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/nearly-52k-candidates-logged-commune-elections-first-day

NEC passes Form 1102 ‘hot potato’ to local officials

Amid repeated demand from some political parties to allow party agents at polling stations to take out copies of the election report, or “Form 1102”, as had been done in previous elections, the National Election Committee (NEC) said it will permit local committees to evaluate ...

Ben Sokhean
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501034690/nec-passes-form-1102-hot-potato-to-local-officials/

Ex-CNRP’s Son Chhay joins Candlelight Party

A former senior opposition figure has joined the Candlelight Party (CP), formerly the Sam Rainsy Party (SRP), long after being granted political rehabilitation back in September 2020. CP officials said many former opposition officials had joined the party. ...

Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/ex-cnrps-son-chhay-joins-candlelight-party

NEC, Japan consult at vote seminar

The National Election Committee (NEC) and Japanese electoral consultants met on February 25 to share ideas on election preparation and education. ...

Nov Sivutha and Orm Bunthoeurn
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/nec-japan-consult-vote-seminar

NEC urges Cambodians abroad to return to vote

The National Election Committee (NEC) has urged migrant workers in Thailand who had their names on the voter list to return to the country to vote for the upcoming Commune Election after the NEC last week ruled out the request from some political parties to ...

Ben Sokhean
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501032626/nec-urges-cambodians-abroad-to-return-to-vote/

Gov’t to spend more than $100m on Asean Summit and Commune Election

The government aims to spend up to $50 million to host the ASEAN Summit this year and another $70 million for the upcoming Commune Election process. The budget represents about 24% of the total 2022 budget expenditure plan. ...

Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501029186/govt-to-spend-more-than-100m-on-asean-summit-and-commune-election/

$43 million set for commune elections in June, NEC says

The National Election Committee (NEC) has prepared a budget of $43 million for the commune council elections scheduled for June 5, a decrease of almost 10 per cent from the 2017 elections.   ...

Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/43-million-set-commune-elections-june-nec-says

NEC announces validity of voter list

The National Election Committee (NEC) officially announced the validity of the 2021 voter list, which consists of 9,205,690 voters, or 87.98 per cent of all eligible citizens aged 18 years and over, including 4,904,832 woman. ...

Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/nec-announces-validity-voter-list

NEC announces validity of voter list

The National Election Committee (NEC) officially announced the validity of the 2021 voter list, which consists of 9,205,690 voters, or 87.98 per cent of all eligible citizens aged 18 years and over, including 4,904,832 woman.   ...

Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/nec-announces-validity-voter-list

2021 Voter list validated and put into official use

The National Election Committee (NEC) yesterday announced to validate and put into official use the 2021 voter list. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501024137/2021-voter-list-validated-and-put-into-official-use/

NEC hiring officials ahead of commune council elections

The National Election Committee (NEC) has announced its intention to recruit 8,302 short-term contracted officials to serve in 1,652 commune electoral commissions for the June’s commune council elections. ...

Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/nec-hiring-officials-ahead-commune-council-elections

NEC selects members ahead of upcoming commune elections

The National Election Committee (NEC) has selected 175 members of the municipal and provincial electoral commissions to serve in the upcoming commune council elections. According to a press release issued by the NEC on January 30, the 175 candidates all passed an exam which tested ...

Lay Samean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/nec-selects-members-ahead-upcoming-commune-elections

NEC explains rule change reasoning

The National Election Committee (NEC) held a meeting to explain the changes in election rules and procedures to three political parties that were demanding that the electoral body keep them unchanged from the previous elections. ...

Post Staff
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/nec-explains-rule-change-reasoning

Parties garner support ahead of election

In the lead-up to the commune council elections scheduled for June 5, political parties have begun campaigning at the village level and meeting with their supporters and activists to drum up support, though one party has expressed concerns about intimidation tactics allegedly being used against ...

Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/parties-garner-support-ahead-election

Voter list posting draws 15 complaints, NEC says

As of January 9, a total of 15 complaints had been filed by citizens to their commune councils nationwide regarding their election registration either being incorrect or improperly deleted, according to the National Election Committee (NEC). ...

Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/voter-list-posting-draws-15-complaints-nec-says

NEC signs off on commune elections’ rules, procedures

The National Election Committee (NEC) has approved the rules and procedures for the June 5 commune elections, following consultations with relevant stakeholders. ...

Orm Bunthoeurn
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/nec-signs-commune-elections-rules-procedures

Over nine million people registered on voter list

Cambodia has in total 9,205,675 eligible voters, of them some 4,904,825 are women, according to the preliminary voter list of 2021, released yesterday by the National Election Committee (NEC). ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501000578/over-nine-million-people-registered-on-voter-list/

NEC to close initial voter list

The National Election Committee (NEC) closed the initial voter list with 9,205,675 names recorded. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50998754/nec-to-close-initial-voter-list/

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