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Critics Call Cambodia’s Election ‘a Joke,’ Pinning Hopes on Global Pressure Campaign

The international community has criticized past elections as well, such as the 2018 results when the CPP won all 125 seats. Yet foreign governments still lined up outside parliament when the new government was sworn in. 

Hun Sen’s Cambodian People’s Party Claims Landslide Victory in Uncontested Election

Critics say vote was a sham as Prime Minister Hun Sen possibly moves toward transferring power to his eldest son

Cambodian Government Blocks News Sites Before Unopposed Election

Government says nine domains of at least three news outlets are blocked because they 'make confusion, affect the government’s honor and prestige'

Cambodia’s Hun Sen Hints Son Will Become PM After Election

In interview with Chinese TV, Hun Sen offers most concrete plans for ensuring Hun Manet will become prime minister, as has been long speculated

US Lawmakers Reintroduce Sanctions Bill Targeting Cambodia’s Leaders

Individuals found in violation of the Cambodia Democracy and Human Rights Act would be barred from conducting any financial transactions in the U.S. and would have their visas blocked or revoked. 

Hun Sen Comes Full Circle on Facebook: From Skeptic to Star to Scorned

Should the CPP once again face a serious threat to its power, as it did a decade ago, activists worry Cambodia may be prepared to impose more Beijing-like control over the internet.

After Oversight Board Recommendation, Hun Sen Sends Mixed Messages on Facebook’s Future in Cambodia

Cambodian Americans See Key Role for US in Pre-Election Turmoil

Cambodian Americans say they just want for Cambodia what they have in America — an election where the most popular party can win.

US to Cambodia: AUKUS Sub Deal Is Not Nuclear Proliferation

Cambodia's prime minister had called the US sale of conventionally armed, nuclear-powered submarines to Australia 'the starting point of a very dangerous arms race' in the Indo-Pacific region

Cambodia’s Main Opposition Party Disqualified from July’s National Election

If the decision remains in place, independent election groups said it will further undermine an election already marked by the ongoing crackdown against the government’s critics.

Hun Manet's Profile Rises Ahead of Cambodia's July Election

Hun Manet’s succession may be a fait accompli, but his democratic legitimacy will depend on how the CPP handles the upcoming elections

Halting Recovery of Cambodia’s Real Estate Sector Risks Credit Shortage

The pandemic ended a real estate boom and the market’s recovery is weak, causing concerns over financing problems in the heavily indebted sector.

How an American Journalist Saved a Renegade Jungle Army in Cambodia

Cambodia’s Opposition Hopes for a Silent Surge in Upcoming National Election

Taking on PM Hun Sen's ruling party, which holds all 125 seats in the National Assembly, the Candlelight Party is not expected to come near the 55 seats secured by the opposition a decade ago

Cambodian Youth Petition Government to Reinstate Broadcaster

The move in support of Voice of Democracy comes after authorities revoked the independent broadcaster's license

Firings of Unionists at Garment Factories Raise Concern over Cambodia’s Labor Rights

Rights groups warn of a deteriorating labor rights situation as three garment factories fired 20 workers recently after they attempted to form independent unions.

Peace Is on Cambodia’s Ballot, However Voters Define It

The CPP has shown its ability to transform the political landscape in the past five years, effectively becoming a one-party state. But that’s not sustainable, said Sebastian Strangio, and now the ruling party is trying to figure out how far it can turn the democratic spigot.

Cambodia's Hun Sen Rejects Concerns China Will Station Forces at New Seaport

Prime Minister Hun Sen rejects suggestions that any foreign troops would be stationed there, saying the base is part of Cambodia's right to defend its territory

Cambodian Women Vulnerable to Domestic Violence Due to Lack of Protection, Punishment

Women suffer domestic violence and are reluctant to divorce because of conservative attitudes and flawed law enforcement, activists say.

Can Cambodia’s Push for Justice Outlast the Khmer Rouge Tribunal?

For the past 15 years, a unique experiment in international justice played out in a repurposed Army headquarters on the outskirts of Phnom Penh. Hundreds of lawyers, translators, staffers and service workers mad