Prominent unionist Rong Chhun joined the Candlelight Party on Tuesday, months shy of the national election and he expected a “big achievement” for the party in July.
Ley Sokhon, a party activist, was arrested in June after actively searching for fraud during the June commune election in Battambang province and posting a video of a confrontation with CPP officials.
A Supreme Court official said 118 former CNRP officials would regain their political rights Wednesday and do not need to file any paperwork to make official their return to politics.
Though a five-year political ban is set to end on Wednesday, former opposition officials will likely have little opportunity to make a difference in the upcoming election, the politicians as well as analysts say.
A train hit a car in Pursat province with no parties injured; four opposition parties unite to push reforms at the National Assembly, NEC and Interior Ministry.
Two opposition officials have been fired from state jobs after they stood in the recent election, according to the Candlelight Party.
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