Cambodian opposition seeks top-level meeting as reform talks flounder

The main opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) has suspended its participation in election reform talks with the ruling party at the senior officials level, calling instead for a meeting between opposition chief Sam Rainsy and Prime Minister Hun Sen to break an eight-month stalemate. The call came as the latest round of talks between the CNRP and the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) ended abruptly on Monday after the two sides failed to agree on how to reform the country’s main election body. …

Rachel Vandenbrink
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