Sources from the National Election Committee (NEC) said that, at the end of the dateline on the 12th of May, 12 political parties have lodged their applications to participate in the upcoming election to be held on the 27th of July.
Mr Mao Sophearith, member of the NEC, said in press conference that 12 parties have their applications either being processed or have been officially registered.
The 12 parties are:
1. The Cambodian People’s Party
2. Khmer Popular Society Party
3. Hang Dara Democratic Movement Party
4. Norodom Ranariddh Party
5. Funcinpec Party
6. Human Right Party
7. Just Society Party
8. League of Democracy Party
9. Sam Rainsy Party
10. Anti-Poverty Party
11. Khmer Democratic Party, and
12. Khmer Republican Party.
Among the 12 parties that have lodged their applications, only 3 parties have their applications officially approved, ie. The Cambodian People’s Party, the Norodom Ranariddh Party and the Hang Dara Democratic Movement Party. The Khmer Popular Society Party’s registration application has been rejected due to non-compliance with the NEC rules. And the applications of 8 other parties are still under considerations.
It must be noted that the number of political parties registered to participate in the election has dwindled since the first general election in 1993 when many political parties have participated in the election. In 1998, there were 39 political parties that have registered to participate in the election. In 2003, the numbers have dropped to 23 parties, and in the upcoming election to be held on 27th July 2008, only 12 parties have lodged applications to participate.//
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