As the election campaign to select members of the Cambodian local government council begins and Hun Sen, who has been in power for more than 30 years, continues to tighten the opposition, it will be interesting to see how much the opposition can secure seats.
In Cambodia, an election is held once every five years to select members of the council established in more than 1,600 local governments nationwide.
A total of about 86,000 people are running for this election from 17 political parties such as the ruling party, the People's Party and the opposition party led by Prime Minister Hun Sen. It began.
Of these, in the capital Phnom Penh, the ruling party held a rally to appeal its achievements, such as "realizing economic growth and developing the country," while the opposition party formed a convoy to expand support for the poor. I was complaining.
In the last local elections five years ago, the largest opposition party appealing for a change of power greatly increased its seats due to dissatisfaction with Prime Minister Hun Sen, who has been in power for more than 30 years in Cambodia. The court ordered the dissolution to attempt to overthrow, resulting in the ruling party monopolizing the seats in the next year's general election.
As Prime Minister Hun Sen continues to run a powerful government, it will be interesting to see how much the opposition can secure seats in this election, which is said to be the prelude to next year's general election.