Another Election Monitor’s Report Finds Irregularities With Vote

Transparency International Cambodia (TIC) said it could not vouch for the official outcome of July’s national election because of the large number of ballots cast by people without proper paperwork or forms in lieu of official identification, yet another independent report casting doubts on the ruling CPP’s victory. In a report released Thursday, TIC compiled its findings from the 906 observers it stationed at 409 polling stations in 24 provinces for the July 28 election. “Due to problematic pre-election conditions and voting process irregularities experienced, TIC cannot express with confidence that the outcome of the election reflects the will of the Cambodian people,” the report states. Even before election day, TIC said, the National Election Committee (NEC) “actively obstructed” citizens from confirming their vote status by not letting political parties carry copies of the voter list, closing the online database to the public too soon and not posting the voter lists in villages before the poll.

 Zsombor Peter and Kuch Naren
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