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From 7:00 a.m. on July 23, all 23,789 polling stations in 25 constituencies in the Kingdom of Cambodia began to open to welcome 9,710,645 voters to cast their ballots, electing 125 National Assembly members in this Southeast Asian country.
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Prime Minister Hun Sen and his wife cast their votes for the 7th National Assembly at the polling station of Vikrikar Teachers' Training College, Takhmao City, Kandal Province. Photo: KHMER TIMES |
Of the 18 political parties running in the 7th National Assembly election in Cambodia this time (since the first election in 1993), 17 will compete with the ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP).
According to the scheduled schedule, CPP President and Prime Minister of the Royal Government of Cambodia Samdech Techo Hun Sen will vote at polling station No. 1697 on the campus of Ta Khmau Pedagogical Training School, Kandal province, bordering the capital Phnom Penh.
According to the National Election Committee of Cambodia (NEC), there are more than 90,000 observers monitoring and supervising this election. Of these, there are more than 89,500 observers from 135 domestic organizations and 586 international observers from 52 organizations from more than 60 countries.
In addition, nearly 1,300 reporters from 185 press and media agencies registered to work and report on the election. Of these, 137 reporters were from 38 international press and media agencies.
According to the NEC's election regulations and schedule, the election will end at 3:00 p.m. on July 23. Immediately after the end of voting, the polling stations will be converted to vote counting.
The preliminary results of the election of members of the 7th National Assembly of Cambodia are expected to be announced from the evening of July 23 to 12:00 a.m. the same day and from 8:00 a.m. on July 24 on the channels and media of the national television and radio stations, the Cambodia News Agency and the NEC's media platforms.
According to Khmer Times, the NEC said it used special vehicles including elephants and helicopters to transport ballots and election materials to polling stations in mountainous and remote areas.
According to the NEC, nearly $60 million was spent to organize the election, with all costs covered by the Royal Government of Cambodia amid a lack of support from donor countries.
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Elephants are mobilized to transport ballots and ballot boxes to remote areas of Cambodia. |
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