Sokha given chance to debate CPP on TV

Acting opposition leader Kem Sokha will have a rare chance to face off against a ruling party opponent in a nationally televised debate before the election. The debate will be one of two broadcast on TVK on July 20 and 21 in a series organised by the US-funded National Democratic Institute that will include nine town hall-style debates with provincial candidates from almost all parties. NDI resident coordinator Laura Thornton yesterday could not confirm which candidates would line up against Cambodia National Rescue Party deputy president Kem Sokha, but said he would be debating a member of the Cambodian People’s Party. …

The Phnom Penh Post
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