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Four political parties have requested the National Election Committee (NEC) to withdraw its defamation lawsuit against Candlelight Party (CP) vice-president Son Chhay over his critical comments on the June 5 commune elections.

The National Election Committee (NEC) has agreed to meet with representatives from four political parties – Grassroots Democratic (GDP), Khmer Will (KWP), Cambodia Reform (CRP) and Candlelight (CP) – on August 31 to discuss their proposals for electoral reforms.

The National Election Committee (NEC) has agreed to meet with representatives from four political parties – Grassroots Democratic (GDP), Khmer Will (KWP), Cambodia Reform (CRP) and Candlelight (CP) – on August 31 to discuss their proposals for electoral reforms.

Four political parties are planning to request meetings with the National Assembly (NA), National Election Committee (NEC) and the Ministry of Interior this week to submit “important” documents to them while urging revisions to the electoral system, a move they said must be made to improve political freedom in Cambodia.

Four political parties are planning to request meetings with the National Assembly (NA), National Election Committee (NEC) and the Ministry of Interior this week to submit “important” documents to them while urging revisions to the electoral system, a move they said must be made to improve political freedom in Cambodia.

King Norodom Sihamoni has signed into law the 10th amendment to the Constitution, following its passage by the National Assembly (NA) and Senate.

Despite wide support among many political parties for last week’s passage of the 10th constitutional amendment, some opposition parties and NGOs said they would not attend the August 2-4 meetings scheduled by the Ministry of Justice to explain the changes.

Despite wide support among many political parties for last week’s passage of the 10th constitutional amendment, some opposition parties and NGOs said they would not attend the August 2-4 meetings scheduled by the Ministry of Justice to explain the changes.

The Ministry of Justice has invited political parties and non-governmental organisations that have expressed concerns about the tenth amendment to the constitution to meet with ministry officials and become more familiar with the essentials regarding the six amended articles of the constitution and the two amended articles of the Additional Constitutional Law.

At least one outspoken member of the Candlelight Party (CP) has reacted harshly to a suggestion by the Grassroots Democratic Party (GDP) that several parties form an alliance to consolidate their support and win for votes in next year’s July 23 parliamentary election.