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Khmer National United Party president Nhek Bun Chhay at a party event in Ratanakiri, posted on February 25, 2022. (Nhek Bun Chhay’s Facebook page)

KNUP Asks NEC to Meet About Election Procedures

The opposition Khmer National United Party has asked to meet with the National Election Committee to make changes to electoral procedures ahead of the upcoming national July 2023 election.

Candlelight Party vice president Son Chhay, facing a defamation trial, outside the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on September 29, 2022. (Ouch Sony/VOD)

Son Chhay Stands by Election Allegations at Defamation Trial

The National Election Committee maintained on Thursday that comments made by an opposition leader about the results of the June commune election had affected its reputation, as it pressed its case at a defamation hearing at the Phnom Penh court.

CPP supporters in Phnom Penh on May 21, 2022. (Hean Rangsey/VOD)

CPP Letters on Polling Station Staff Training Raise Red Flags

Two ambiguously worded letters from CPP Phnom Penh members calling for polling station staffers to attend training have sparked concern from opposition parties saying the letters appeared to be inviting NEC officials to receive ruling party guidance.