Phnom Penh [Cambodia], July 23 (ANI): Cambodia Prime Minister Hun Sen’s Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) has claimed a “landslide” victory in nationwide elections, Al Jazeera reported.

Critics have described Cambodia’s elections because the least free and truthful vote in many years, the report added. 

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Just hours after elections closed on Sunday, CPP spokesperson Sok Eysan stated, “We’ve won a landslide victory but so far there is no clear figures yet [on seats won].”

Earlier, Hun Sen stated voter turnout reached 84 per cent on Sunday. 

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Opponents and human rights teams have criticised the polls because of the lack of credible competitors and Hun Sen’s strongman techniques which have now silenced all opposition to his rule in Cambodia, based on Al Jazeera report. 

Earlier within the day, the National Election Committee (NEC) reported that two individuals had been arrested below legal guidelines lately handed to cease individuals from protesting in opposition to the one-sided election by spoiling their votes. 

National Election Committee (NEC) spokesperson Som Morida stated a kind of arrested had drawn an “X” over their poll paper and shared an image on social media, based on Al Jazeera report. Morida additional stated the second particular person had stuffed the poll within the pocket to take away it from the polling station and discard it. 

Speaking to Al Jazeera, Mu Sochua, an Opposition chief residing in exile, stated pictures of spoiled poll papers had been being posted on Telegram and Facebook. She stated, “I totally respect their courage. It’s an expression of anger, resentment, real defiance.”

Mu Sochua additionally termed the election in Cambodia as “theatre” and urged worldwide neighborhood to announce sanctions in opposition to Hun Sen and different members of the CPP. 18 events, together with Hun Sen’s CPP, participated within the election.

Although not one of the 17 smaller events had the favored assist to current a severe problem to Hun Sen. The solely credible opposition challenger – the Candlelight Party – was disqualified from collaborating within the elections on account of a registration technicality in May, Al Jazeera reported. 

Opposition supporters had been arrested within the run-up to Sunday’s vote for allegedly encouraging individuals to spoil the poll papers in protest of the one-sided election race. Internet service suppliers had been additionally directed to dam entry to the web sites of a number of impartial information and knowledge shops. 

Before the voting began, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) stated a “predictable outcome” from “an illegitimate process” might be anticipated from the polls, the report stated. It additional stated that the vote was set to reflect Cambodia’s 218 election when the then-popular Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) was banned from political life, which enabled Hun Sen to win all seats in parliament.

Hun Sen, who has consolidated energy in Cambodia over the previous 38 years, is the longest-serving elected chief in Asia, Al Jazeera reported. With this election win, he’s anticipated at hand over energy to Hun Manet, the commander of the Cambodian military. (ANI)

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