August 6, 2023 7:31 AM

Cambodia electoral body confirms Prime Minister Hun Sen's party as winner after final vote tally

Cambodia’s electoral body has announced the final results of last month’s election, confirming a landslide victory for the ruling party of long-serving Prime Minister Hun Sen and a mandate for the next five years. Electoral officials on Saturday said his ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP) had swept 120 of 125 seats. The West criticized July's poll as neither free nor fair after the main opposition, the Candlelight Party, was banned on a technicality. This result allows ...