Cambodian Election (CRS Report for Congress)
| Release Date |
Revised Aug. 1, 2018 |
| Report Number |
IN10918 |
| Report Type |
Insight |
| Authors |
Thomas Lum |
| Source Agency |
Congressional Research Service |
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Summary:
The Cambodian National Assembly election, held on July 29, 2018, resulted in a victory for the ruling Cambodian
People's Party (CPP). Critics viewed the election, in which the CPP likely won all 125 parliamentary seats, as neither
free nor fair and the victory as "hollow" given that the CPP banned the largest opposition party in 2017. The Trump
Administration stated that the poll "failed to represent the will of the Cambodian people" and represented "the most
significant setback yet to the democratic system enshrined in Cambodia's constitution…" Nearly 600,000 ballots, or
roughly 9% of votes cast, reportedly were invalid, most of which the opposition believes were purposely spoiled to
protest the illegitimacy of the election.
