Commune Election 2022
The CPP’s rally on Phnom Penh’s Koh Pich on June 3, 2022. (Roun Ry/VOD)

Updated: Rain on Parades on Last Day of Campaigning

The CPP made a show of strength on Friday morning with a road rally that filled Hun Sen Boulevard with a river of white-clad supporters, while the Candlelight Party also gathered supporters in a march from Chbar Ampov.

Construction workers on a site in Bangkok in May 2022. (Kiana Duncan/VOD)

Migrant Vote Stifled by Costs, Crossings, Opposition Leanings

For as many as 2 million Cambodians living and working in Thailand, making a trip back to their communes to vote will be too difficult in the coming days. Workers and organizers there say obstacles and lack of absentee voting only breeds mistrust.

Candlelight commune candidate But Pov looks out at her farm land on May 29, 2022. (Roun Ry/VOD)

In Pursat, Flooded Forest Crackdown Takes Center Stage Before Election

Across Kandieng district in Pursat, people described living through a crackdown on flooded-forest farming and fishing that seemed inconsistent and designed to intimidate, in several cases becoming entwined with politics ahead of the June 5 commune election.

Phnom Penh communes where the CPP is running uncontested in this week's election.

In 24 Communes, the Only Choice Is CPP

Tens of thousands of voters will enter polling booths on June 5 to vote on a ballot with only one party to choose from: In 24 communes, including eight in Phnom Penh, the ruling CPP is the only available choice.

Ros Savoeun, Candlelight candidate in Kandal’s Doeum Reus commune, on May 28, 2022. (Michael Dickison/VOD)

Fear, Surveillance Leave Candidate, 73, on a One-Man Mission

In a ruling-party stronghold, where the Prime Minister’s Bodyguard Unit has a base and its presence is heavily felt, few are willing to stick out their necks — except for a 73-year-old opposition commune-chief candidate.