The minister released a letter last Friday asking government workers to be non-partisan and not conduct party activities during work hours.
WHO: Access to food and water, disease risks and air pollution will worsen with climate change as world approaches “a code red for health.”
Reports of irregularities during the vote that year fueled large public demonstrations in the election’s aftermath.
The opposition Candlelight Party has been entirely stripped of candidates in 11 communes, but the national elections body is now done removing nominees for the June election, a spokesperson said on Monday.
The committee has been disqualifying opposition candidates for being illiterate or not filling out their own candidacy documents.
The National Election Committee took the unusual step this week of removing all Candlelight Party candidates from three communes in Kampong Cham and Phnom Penh for alleged registration irregularities.
The National Election Committee has delisted 11 candidates for the June local election from two opposition parties, allegedly because they were illiterate.
With less than 90 days to the commune elections, 17 political parties this weekend registered candidates to vie for critical commune chief positions across the country — though some alleged threats during the process.
A well-established minor party known for its ardent supporters and its leader’s unorthodox, at-times harsh rhetoric has dropped out of the upcoming commune elections.
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court delayed a mass-trial hearing against CNRP members and supporters because a defense lawyer had come in contact with a Covid-19 case at PJ Prison. Six political parties welcomed the National Election Committee’s decision to retain Form 1102, which is used to report results to poll observers at voting stations.
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