The government released draft amendments to the Constitution, tweaking articles related to the parties that can form government, the appointment of interim prime ministers and the transfer of power upon death or resignation.
An opposition activist appealed his incitement conviction for a social media post at the Supreme Court on Wednesday. The case relates to a Facebook post from 2020, but details were not discussed in court on Wednesday.
Opposition leader Kem Sokha’s treason trial continued at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Wednesday morning with a focus on Sokha’s meetings with foreign ambassadors, according to his lawyer.
Four political parties want an overhaul of the NEC composition, pushing for more independent members on the election body, which has skewed sharply toward the ruling CPP since the dissolution of the CNRP in 2017.
The Council of Ministers approved amendments to the Cambodian Constitution, proposing changes to articles involving the appointment of the prime minister and functioning of the legislature.
At the 47th session in Kem Sokha’s treason case, the defendant’s lawyers rejected a prosecutor’s claim that the former opposition leader was responsible for a violent clash in 2013.
Prime Minister Hun Sen announced six bank accounts to solicit donations from the public for what he described as a “big national movement” to make Cambodia land-mine-free by 2025.
As newly elected commune councils are sworn in, councilors from a Kampong Thom constituency vowed to work together, even though a GDP second deputy previously accused noncooperation from his CPP colleagues.
Opposition Candlelight Party vice president Son Chhay returned from Australia to Cambodia on Sunday and will face lawsuits lodged over his claim of vote-stealing, including a $1-million suit brought against him by the ruling CPP.
Only 1 in 10 commune chiefs elected across the country last month are women, as a ruling party spokesman said what mattered was effective gender-promoting policies and not the gender of candidates.
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