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Government lauds NEC efforts, dismisses concerns about lack of EU participation

The National Election Committee (NEC) was hailed by the government on Tuesday for saying that there would be 45,000 observers for the July 29 national elections. Council of Ministers spokesman Phay Siphan said that the large number of registered election observers would dispel criticism and ...

Ben Sokhean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/government-lauds-nec-efforts-dismisses-concerns-about-lack-eu-participation

NEC addresses election campaign concerns

The National Election Committee yesterday held a meeting with political party representatives to address concerns that campaign rules are being flouted. During the meeting, the NEC admitted that it has a hard time monitoring political activities on social media. ...

Khy Sovuthy
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50500649/nec-addresses-election-campaign-concerns/

Smaller parties voice concerns ahead of polls

Smaller parties running in the Kingdom’s upcoming national elections have complained of difficulties in finding enough representatives to monitor polling stations come July 29. Election monitoring organisations the Committee for Free and Fair Elections in Cambodia (Comfrel) and the Neutral and Impartial Committee for Free ...

Ben Sokhean and Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/smaller-parties-voice-concerns-ahead-polls

NEC defends election code of conduct for media

The National Election Committee has hit back at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights for saying that a media code of conduct for the upcoming national election was issued to restrict news dissemination. ...

Khuon Narim
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50501955/nec-defends-election-code-of-conduct-for-media/

Protesters demand Japan pull support for elections

More than 1,000 Cambodians in Tokyo, Japan, demonstrated on Sunday, demanding that the Japanese government cease supporting the upcoming national elections. The protesters asked the Japanese government to declare that it will not support the national elections on July 29 or its results. ...

Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/protesters-demand-japan-pull-support-elections

Government hits back at UN human rights officials

Cambodian officials have accused two United Nations (UN) human rights experts of interfering in its internal affairs when they commented on the freedom of opinion and expression in the Kingdom and the media code of conduct for the July 29 national elections. ...

Ben Sokhean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/government-hits-back-un-human-rights-officials

Workers to get three days off for polls

The Ministry of Labour instructed factories and enterprises in the Kingdom to give workers three days off in order to cast their ballots in the July 29 national elections, stating that salaries and bonuses should remain unaffected. The move raised eyebrows with a former opposition ...

Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/workers-get-three-days-polls

ASEAN MPs say Cambodia election ‘not legitimate’

The MPs from the group Asean Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) said in a statement this week that the now-dissolved Cambodia National Rescue Party should be allowed to contest the vote and that all political prisoners in the country should be freed. ...

Hul Reaksmey
https://www.voacambodia.com/a/asean-mps-say-cambodia-election-not-legitimate/4435862.html

No complaints filed during election registration

A spokesman for the National Election Committee yesterday said that none of the 20 parties set to contest the national election in July filed any complaints to the Constitutional Council during the registration process. ...

Mom Sophon
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50496530/no-complaints-filed-during-election-registration/

Excess ballots cause alarm

The National Election Committee is to print more than ten million ballot papers for July’s national election, despite a civil society group raising fears about irregularities. NEC spokesman Dim Sovannarom said the organisation would print 10,525,650 papers soon, including 329,200 to be used as examples. ...

Khuon Narim
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50495415/excess-ballots-cause-alarm/

Polls a budget buster?

The National Election Committee (NEC) will spend $53 million to conduct the July 29 national polls. The figure is higher than previously allocated, after the European Union (EU) and the US suspended donations following last year’s court-mandated dissolution of the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP). ...

Mech Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/polls-budget-buster

Parties express satisfaction with ballot slot positions

While Prime Minister Hun Sen expressed satisfaction at his Cambodian People’s Party’s (CPP) 20th spot on the list, the Grassroots Democracy Party (GDP) expressed surprise at having drawn the same number that the now-dissolved Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) drew in the last election. ...

Ben Sokhean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/parties-express-satisfaction-ballot-slot-positions

NEC warns press on elections

The National Election Committee (NEC) has reminded media outlets to abide by the Code of Conduct for Media during the coming campaign season for July’s national elections, and called on reporters to remain professional, fair and transparent. ...

Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/nec-warns-press-elections

Cambodia's election committee releases code of conduct for electoral observers

Cambodia’s National Election Committee (NEC) on Monday released the code of conduct for national and international observers in the forthcoming national election. “The code of conduct of electoral observers aims to set out important measures for non-governmental organizations, associations, and electoral observers to fulfill their ...

Xinhua
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-05/21/c_137195723.htm

NEC extends window for remaining four parties

The National Election Committee yesterday officially recognised 16 political parties to contest the upcoming national election while extending a five-day window to review documents from four remaining parties. ...

Khuon Narim
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50492134/nec-extends-window-for-remaining-four-parties/

NEC confirms 15 registered

The National Election Committee (NEC) has confirmed that 15 political parties have been registered and that the candidate list for the national elections on July 29 has been completed. A government spokesman has expressed optimism that democracy in Cambodia remains strong despite the absence of ...

Ben Sokhean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/nec-confirms-15-registered

Election body asks Interior to pursue Rainsy, CNRP for boycott calls

Speaking during a meeting with stakeholders, officials from the National Election Committee (NEC) said it had requested the Ministry of Interior to take legal action against the dissolved Cambodian National Rescue Party and its former leader, Sam Rainsy, for calling on people to forgo voting ...

Ben Sokhean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/election-body-asks-interior-pursue-rainsy-cnrp-boycott-calls

Nicfec opts not to observe, citing fears of volunteers, election watchdog will not field monitors

NGO Nicfec on Wednesday joined fellow election watchdog Comfrel in deciding not to register poll observers with the National Election Committee (NEC) for July’s national elections, citing a lack of volunteers resulting from, they say, fear of being accused of being part of a colour ...

Mech Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/nicfec-opts-not-observe-citing-fears-volunteers-election-watchdog-will-not-field-monitors

KPP joins call to boycott but NEC, CPP brush off legitimacy concerns, hailing number of parties

Responding to the National Election Committee’s official announcement that 20 political parties will be on the ballot for the July 29 national elections, the CNRP and Khmer Power Party – both of which have former leaders in jail – claimed they wouldn’t recognise the poll ...

Ben Sokhean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/kpp-joins-call-boycott-nec-cpp-brush-legitimacy-concerns-hailing-number-parties

NEC official mocks plight of CNRP

The National Election Committee (NEC) Chairman Sik Bun Hok has mocked the dissolved Cambodian National Rescue Party, saying its violation of the constitution led to its disolution. He made his comments during his speech at the National Institute of Education for a workshop on the ...

Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/nec-official-mocks-plight-cnrp

US Senator holds talks on ‘strengthening cooperation’

Washington State Senator Doug Ericksen and delegates held talks in Phnom Penh with Minister of Foreign Affairs Prak Sokhon on Wednesday aimed at strengthening cooperation between Cambodia and the United States. ...

Mech Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/us-senator-holds-talks-strengthening-cooperation

Parties register with NEC as deadline looms

A senior National Election Committee official said yesterday evening that an additional eight political parties have received their application forms to field candidates to contest the upcoming national election in July. The official also said that other parties are completing their financial reports to submit ...

Mom Sophon
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50487390/parties-register-with-nec-as-deadline-looms/

NEC begins accepting candidates

The National Election Committee today begins registering candidates from political parties to contest the upcoming national election while former opposition leader Sam Rainsy has reiterated his call for a boycott. NEC spokesman Hang Puthea said the committee would accept applications from parties contesting the July 29 ...

Khuon Narim
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50484808/nec-begins-accepting-candidates/

NEC recruiting 700 officials for election work

The National Election Committee announced on Friday that Phnom Penh and all provincial election committees would recruit 702 short-term contract officials to work for the upcoming national election in July. ...

Mom Sophon
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50298198/nec-recruiting-700-officials-for-election-work/

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