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A police’s truck brings Candlelight Party Vice President Thach Setha and other prisoners from Phnom Penh Municipal Court to prison after hearings on September 6, 2023. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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Candlelight Leader Thach Setha’s Lawyers Decry “Fake” Evidence in Trial’s Closing Arguments

6 Sep 2023 5:47 PM|
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Lawyers for Candlelight Party Vice President Thach Setha, who faces prison time for allegedly issuing bad checks, claimed prosecutors were relying on “fake” evidence during…

A monk votes at a polling station in Phnom Penh on July 23, 2023. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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UN Calls Cambodian Election “Distorted,” Hun Sen Downplays International Criticism

3 Aug 2023 5:53 PM|

Cambodia’s electoral process was “distorted” due to the ban on the Candlelight Party and ruling elites harassing opponents, UN experts said in a statement released Wednesday.

Hun Manet (left), one of the ruling CPP's elected National Assembly representatives for Phnom Penh and Prince Norodom Chakravuth (right), president of Funcinpec, who is expected to hold one of the party's anticipated five seats in the parliament. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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NEC Releases Preliminary Election Results: CPP’s Dominates, Funcinpec in Distant Second

1 Aug 2023 11:00 AM|

The ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) won a sweeping victory, while Funcinpec and the Khmer National United Party received the second and third most votes, according to preliminary election results announced by the National Election Committee (NEC) on Tuesday.

Hun Sen hands over the ruling CPP's flag to Hun Manet to lead an election campaign on July 1, 2023. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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After New National Bank Appointments, Hun Sen Says All Officials But Ministers Will Keep Their Posts

31 Jul 2023 8:25 PM|

Government officials besides ministers will retain their positions after the new cabinet is formed in August, Prime Minister Hun Sen said via a video posted on Twitter last Saturday.

People vote at a polling station in Phnom Penh on July 23, 2023. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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Constitutional Council Upholds NEC Ban Against Two Candlelight Officials

31 Jul 2023 6:56 PM|

The Constitutional Council of Cambodia (CCC) on Monday upheld a ban on two Candlelight Party officials from running for elected office for ten years for inciting spoiled ballots. They will also have to pay a $2,400 fine each.

Candlelight official Ly Menghorn at his NEC hearing on July 17, 2023. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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NEC Upholds Convictions Against Opposition Members for Inciting Spoiled Ballots

27 Jul 2023 8:25 PM|

The National Election Committee (NEC) upheld the decisions of provincial election officials Thursday, who had convicted four opposition members and activists for inciting spoiled ballots in the national election.

Hun Manet shows his finger after he voted at a polling station in Phnom Penh, on July 23, 2023. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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Future Prime Minister Hun Manet Promises to Follow His Father’s Advice

27 Jul 2023 5:58 PM|

A day after Prime Minister Hun Sen announced his son Hun Manet would take over the role in August, Hun Manet told the public on Thursday he would follow his father’s words.

A Ekpheap Cheat Khmer Party campaign on July 2, 2023.

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Lacking Observers, Minor Political Parties File No Complaints During Elections

26 Jul 2023 7:32 PM|

None of the 12 minor political parties reached by CamboJA said they had filed any complaints to the National Election Committee about Sunday’s elections.

A spoiled ballot at a Phnom Penh polling station. (CamboJA/Sovann Sreypich)

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21 Opposition Activists Overseas Fined, Banned From Running for Office for 20 Years

26 Jul 2023 6:16 PM|

Twenty-one opposition members and activists were banned from holding elected office for at least 20 years after being convicted in absentia of inciting voters to spoil their national election ballots by the Phnom Penh Municipal Election Committee (PEC) on Tuesday.

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Candlelight Leader Thach Setha’s Lawyers Decry “Fake” Evidence in Trial’s Closing Arguments

UN Calls Cambodian Election “Distorted,” Hun Sen Downplays International Criticism

NEC Releases Preliminary Election Results: CPP’s Dominates, Funcinpec in Distant Second

After New National Bank Appointments, Hun Sen Says All Officials But Ministers Will Keep Their Posts

Constitutional Council Upholds NEC Ban Against Two Candlelight Officials

NEC Upholds Convictions Against Opposition Members for Inciting Spoiled Ballots

Future Prime Minister Hun Manet Promises to Follow His Father’s Advice

Lacking Observers, Minor Political Parties File No Complaints During Elections

21 Opposition Activists Overseas Fined, Banned From Running for Office for 20 Years

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Candlelight Leader Thach Setha’s Lawyers Decry “Fake” Evidence in Trial’s Closing Arguments

UN Calls Cambodian Election “Distorted,” Hun Sen Downplays International Criticism

NEC Releases Preliminary Election Results: CPP’s Dominates, Funcinpec in Distant Second

After New National Bank Appointments, Hun Sen Says All Officials But Ministers Will Keep Their Posts

Constitutional Council Upholds NEC Ban Against Two Candlelight Officials

NEC Upholds Convictions Against Opposition Members for Inciting Spoiled Ballots

Future Prime Minister Hun Manet Promises to Follow His Father’s Advice

Lacking Observers, Minor Political Parties File No Complaints During Elections

21 Opposition Activists Overseas Fined, Banned From Running for Office for 20 Years

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Banteay Meanchey Court Charges Six Candlelight Officials With Incitement

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