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View all search resultsHun Sen -- one of the world's longest-serving leaders -- made the announcement days after a landslide victory in July polls that were widely decried as a sham, after main challenger the Candlelight Party was barred from participating.
If we expect much more from the Western Alliance in terms of defending and promoting human rights and democratic practices in Southeast Asia, we should also demand much more from those nations in the region that, though imperfectly, are democracies.
Criticism continues to mount over Cambodia's general election following incumbent Prime Minister Hun Sen’s claim on Monday that his party had won the one-horse race in a landslide, with activists, including those from Indonesia, labeling it illegitimate and authoritarian.
The Cambodian People's Party (CPP), which ran virtually unopposed, said it won 120 out of 125 seats, cementing Prime Minister Hun Sen's grip on the country's political landscape ahead of a possible transition of power to his son Hun Manet.
The contest is effectively a one-horse race, with Prime Minister Hun Sen's Cambodian People's Party (CPP), a political behemoth with a vast war chest, facing no viable opponent after a ruthless, years-long crackdown on its rivals.
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