New election? No chance: CPP
Senior government ministers yesterday rejected the Cambodia National Rescue Party’s call for Cambodia to follow the lead of Thailand and take the country back to the polls.
Interior Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Sar Kheng said yesterday that there was no chance a new election would be held, as called for by the CNRP during Human Rights Day protests in the capital and Siem Reap on Tuesday. …
“It is impossible [to hold a snap election] in Cambodia, because there is no reason and to hold a [re-election] would take at least one or two years,” he said, adding that the ruling party’s door was still open for further political negotiations with the CNRP. …
The opposition has called for an independent investigation into election irregularities – which have been documented in numerous reports from election watchdogs – since the July 28 poll. …
Vong Sokheng
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