Hundreds in Long Beach protest election results in Cambodia
Chanting in Khmer and gripping homemade signs, a group gathered Monday to protest recent Cambodian election results. The rally aimed to bring awareness to what many Cambodian immigrants believe is a corrupt voting system. More than nine million people were eligible to vote in the July 28 general elections for 123-person National Assembly. Allegations of voter fraud have been levied against Cambodian People’s Party. The ruling party won 68 seats and the Cambodian National Rescue Party captured 55 seats. … Protestors said the gathering hopefully will lead to the United Nations to take a more active role in the investigation of the election results being conducted by the National Election Committee. … Similar gatherings were also held in major cities such as San Francisco, Seattle and New York.
