Cambodia's ruling party claims win in one-sided election ahead of historic transition

[geovalin]

The ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP) has declared a landslide victory in a one-sided election, clearing the path for a historic leadership transition and the end of the reign of one of the world's longest-serving leaders.

Key points:

• Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen has brushed off Western concern about the election's credibility
• Hun Manet has given no clues about his vision for Cambodia
• The election committee banned various opposition figures from the vote

 

The contest was effectively a one-horse race, with Prime Minister Hun Sen's CPP, a political behemoth with a vast war chest, facing no viable opponent after a ruthless, years-long crackdown that has seen hundreds of its rivals flee into exile. The CPP was leading in ballot counting late on Sunday, with a turnout of 84 per cent, according to the election committee, with 8.1 million people voting in a lopsided contest between the CPP and 17 mostly obscure parties.

"We've won in a landslide …  but we can't calculate the number of seats yet," CPP spokesperson Sok Eysan said. Mr Eysan said he believed his party captured 78–80 per cent of the total turnout.  Self-styled strongman Hun Sen, who has ruled Cambodia for 38 years, had brushed off Western concern about the election's credibility, determined to prevent any obstacle in his carefully calibrated transition to his anointed successor and eldest son, Hun Manet.

 

read more https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-07-24/cambodia-pm-party-claims-landslide-election-win/102637802

 

[fondue zoo]

 

I really need to come up with a hair colour line marketed directly to male politicians in this part of the world.

It shouldn't be that hard to convince them that more shiny and glossy equates to more of everything else, most of them haven't had a gray hair since the early 1900's.

Edited July 24, 2023 by fondue zoo