Russia has pledged to aid Cambodia with next year’s national election, including financial aid and sending observers. The announcement was made after Prime Minister Hun Sen met his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev on Sunday at the Asean summit in Manila, where they discussed the expansion of economic and aid assistance for Cambodia.

 

“Mr Medvedev said Russia would provide Cambodia with aid for the national election in 2018 and send observers to monitor the election as well,” a post to Mr Hun Sen’s Facebook page said. National Election Committee spokesman Hang Puthea confirmed the development yesterday, welcoming the assistance from Russia.

 

“The NEC welcomes Russian observers to monitor the election to ensure that it is free and fair,” he said. Mr Puthea noted that the NEC had already received $7.8 million from the EU, $1.2 million from Japan and $12 million from China to support the election on July 29.

 

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7 hours ago, geovalin said:

Russia has pledged to aid Cambodia with next year’s national election, including financial aid and sending observers.

Cheap pledge. Hun Sen is making sure there is no opposition.

Something Putin favors.

9 hours ago, geovalin said:

Russian observers to monitor the election to ensure that it is free and fair

...........!

 

........If you want your rigged election to be free and fair then just give Vladimir a call. He is the expert.

Reminds me of the election in Syria.  They had North Korea there as observers!

Why on earth they are bothering to hold this is beyond me.