July 23, 2023 1:57 PM

Pollling takes place to elect new Parliament in Cambodia

In Cambodia, the election is taking place for the 125 seats of the Parliament on 23rd July 2023. Eighteen parties, including the ruling Cambodian People’s Party led by Hun Sen, are competing for votes. About 9.7 million of Cambodia's 16 million people are eligible to vote in the election for a national assembly. The 70-year-old former communist Khmer Rouge fighter Hun Sen has been in power for 38 years, faces no real challenge after the only credible opposition party Candlelight Party ...