Cambodia’s weekend elections will be the ‘least fair’ in history

Thousands of government and opposition supporters have hit the streets in Cambodia to drum up last minute support ahead of this Sunday’s election. Election monitors are fanning out across the country to ensure a free and fair vote. Koul Panha, Director of Comfrel Cambodia’s Committee for Free and Fair Elections has told Newsline, the election to be held at the weekend, will be the least fair election if compared to previous ones. “This time the Cambodian election is not yet free and fair election according to the international standard,” he said. He says, however, so far it has also been the least violent election and there has been far more youth participation than in previous years. Koul Panha says there are three main problems with the elections being free and fair – media access, police and military officials being controlled by the ruling party and “ghost” voters. … “It is the first at time in Cambodia that the opposition leader has no name as a contesting candidate.” …

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