Japan pledges $7.5 million for Cambodian elections despite legitimacy concerns

22 February 2018
The Phnom Penh Post
Elections / Japanese aid
ballot box / Hidehisa Horinouchi / National Election Committee (NEC) / Prak Sokhonn

Amid widespread international condemnation of Cambodia’s upcoming elections, Japan pledged an additional $7.5 million worth of equipment for the July polls this morning. The grant, signed by Foreign Affairs Minister Prak Sokhonn and Japanese Ambassador Hidehisa Horinouchi, will provide “ballot boxes as well as other necessary equipment,” according to a press release. …

 Mech Dara and Andrew Nachemson
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/japan-pledges-75-million-cambodian-elections-despite-legitimacy-concerns

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