Rainsy says CPP agrees to early election
Opposition leader Sam Rainsy said Tuesday that the ruling CPP has agreed to hold a fresh election before the current electoral term expires in July 2018 and that negotiations will now be held to select the election date. However, a CPP lawmaker said the party would only agree to move up the month in which the 2018 election is held, in order to make voting more convenient for farmers. Mr. Rainsy said that a scheduled meeting Tuesday between Son Chhay, the chief whip of the opposition, and Prum Sokha, a CPP secretary of state at the Ministry of Interior, had resulted in agreements on two key points. …
Alex Willemyns and Kuch Naren
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