July 23, 2023 6:22 PM

Cambodia election: Hun Sen's ruling party claims landslide victory

The party of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has declared a landslide victory in a general election on Sunday. The contest was effectively a one-horse race, with Hun Sen's Cambodian People's Party (CPP), facing no viable opponent after a ruthless, years-long crackdown on its rivals. The only credible opposition party Candlelight Party was disqualified in May by the country's electoral body on a technicality. The 70-year-old former communist, Khmer Rouge fighter Hun Sen has been i...