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Saturday (July 1) ushered in the first day of the election campaigns, passing off without notable incidents and being lauded as secure and orderly by the National Election Committee (NEC).
With the election campaign period approaching ahead of the upcoming July 23 general election, nearly 100,000 additional officers will be deployed to maintain public order, said Chhay Kim Khoeun, spokesman for the National Police, on June 27.
A request for the postponement of amendments to the Kingdom’s election law by civil society organisations (CSOs) in the run-up to the July 23 general election is not based on the Constitution, as the amendments are clearly in the public interest, said Ministry of Justice spokesman Chin Malin.
As the general election approaches, Prime Minister Hun Sen has issued a sub-decree to extend the validity of expired Cambodian new model ID cards, enabling their use for the July 23 election. Composed of five articles, the sub-decree was jointly signed by Hun Sen and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sar Kheng on June 20.
Hints at new law to remove right to contest polls if someone has a history of declining to vote