NA seat count leads to concern
The allocation of two new seats to Preah Sihanouk province and absence of seats for Phnom Penh in the recently distributed draft law on electoral reform has prompted concerns that attempts are being made to manipulate the playing field ahead of the 2018 election. Ou Virak, an independent political analyst and former head of the Cambodian Centre for Human Rights, said that the likelihood that both parties were trying to adjust the allocation of seats in their own interest ahead of the 2018 vote was troubling. Two new seats will be added to Preah Sihanouk province under the law, bringing the total number of seats to 125, while Phnom Penh will see no new seats created despite the Election Law stipulating that the number of seats would be determined based on factors such as population. …
Daniel Pye and Vong Sokheng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/na-seat-count-leads-concern
