NEC bans campaign bases at council elections
The National Election Committee (NEC) on Friday said that political parties would be banned from setting up permanent campaign bases in the city during next month’s council elections. The announcement followed the CNRP’s request to City Hall on Friday asking permission to set up a base at either Freedom Park or Wat Botum park for the two-week campaign season, which starts May 2. “We do not allow political parties to permanently use public places for election campaigning,” said Tep Nytha, NEC secretary-general. “If they do, we will confiscate their materials.” Previous election campaigns, Mr. Nytha explained, had seen individual parties take control of areas of the city, making those areas inaccessible to other parties. At the national election in July, the CNRP had a home in Freedom Park, while the CPP took up residence in the park across the road from Wat Botum. …
Khuon Narim and Matt Blomberg
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