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Cambodia, China agree to strengthen strategic mutual trust, traditional friendship
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi agreed on Sunday to further strengthen the strategic mutual trust and carry on the traditional friendship between the two countries. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501342016/cambodia-china-agree-to-strengthen-strategic-mutual-trust-traditional-friendship/
New National Assembly Leadership Revealed
Outgoing Prime Minister Hun Sen and President of the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) has revealed the leadership of the 7th Legislature of National Assembly (NA). ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501340191/new-national-assembly-leadership-revealed/
Cambodia to release official results of general election on Aug 4
Official results of Cambodia’s general election with the allocation of seats in the National Assembly will be announced on Aug. 4, said the country’s National Election Committee (NEC) on Tuesday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501335571/cambodia-to-release-official-results-of-general-election-on-aug-4/
Cambodia thanks international observers for fair assessment of its democratic development
Cambodia has spoken highly of the international election observers for their great contribution and their fair assessment of the Kingdom’s democratic development. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501332154/cambodia-thanks-international-observers-for-fair-assessment-of-its-democratic-development/
People’s votes for CPP gives three clear points, says PM Hun Sen
Prime Minister Hun Sen who is also President of the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP), yesterday stated that the people’s votes for CPP in the recent general election clearly revealed three points. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501332146/peoples-votes-for-cpp-gives-three-clear-points-says-pm-hun-sen/
‘Colour revolution’ warning stems from bitter past: Eysan
Analysts are at odds over Prime Minister Hun Sen’s remarks regarding protecting the Kingdom’s hard-won peace and the government’s policy that there can be no forgiveness for those who threaten peace through “revolutionary acts”. ...
Samban Chandara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/colour-revolution-warning-stems-bitter-past-eysan
PM urges respect for political decisions
Prime Minister Hun Sen appeals to all political parties to respect the right of all citizens to switch their allegiance to any party whose policies differ from their own. ...
Sok Raksa
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/pm-urges-respect-political-decisions
PM rejects Chhay’s apology for ‘defamation’
Prime Minister Hun Sen has rejected an apology from Son Chhay, vice-president of the Candlelight Party (CP), regarding his allegations of vote-rigging by the ruling Cambodian People’s Party’s (CPP) at the commune council elections in June 2022. ...
Samban Chandara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pm-rejects-chhays-apology-defamation
Candlelight Party No2 Son Chhay grilled in NEC defamation case
The prosecutor’s office at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court questioned vice-president of Candlelight Party (CP) Son Chhay over his allegations made in a recent interview that the June 5 election “did not reflect the will of the people” and was marred by “threats, vote-buying and ...
Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/candlelight-party-no2-son-chhay-grilled-nec-defamation-case
NEC: CPP expected to win polls
The Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) received a landslide victory in elections to elect capital, provincial, town and district councillors on Sunday, National Election Commission (NEC) secretary-general Tep Nytha said. ...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/nec-cpp-expected-win-polls
Germany’s Merkel sends PM ‘congratulations’ on poll win
Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel became the first leader of a Western democracy to congratulate Prime Minister Hun Sen on his party’s landslide victory in the July 29 national elections, issuing a letter wishing him success over the course of his new term of office. Observers, ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/germanys-merkel-sends-pm-congratulations-poll-win
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
‘Middle way’, outside shot: GDP members see victory in July election as a possibility
Ever since the dissolution of the main opposition, the Cambodia National Rescue Party, the progressive Grassroots Democracy Party has found itself between a rock and a hard place. Many have called for them to boycott an election that is no longer fully democratic. As one ...
Andrew Nachemson and Yon Sineat
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-post-depth-politics/middle-way-outside-shot-gdp-members-see-victory-july-election
Senior CPP members urging citizens to vote in coming elections
Four months out from the July elections, senior Cambodian People’s Party officials at home and abroad have called on people to exercise their vote in July – even if they don’t vote for the CPP – amid predictions of low turnout and waning enthusiasm for ...
Ben Sokhean and Ananth Baliga
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/senior-cpp-members-urging-citizens-vote-coming-elections