Voters queue up at a polling station in Phnom Penh on July 27. Polls opened in Cambodia on July 27 for legislative elections widely expected to extend Prime Minister Hun Sen's 23-year grip on power.
(AFP/Tang Chhin Sothy)Polling stations in Cambodia have closed.
As our South East Asia Correspondent Karen Percy reports, the ballot is expected to return Prime Minister Hun Sen to power with an increased majority.
The election seems to have gone smoothly, but there have been accusations that voter lists were manipulated in some areas preventing opposition supporters from taking part. Hun Sen has been leading Cambodia since 1985.
He's expected to easily win another five years in office.
For the first time, his Cambodian People's Party could win enough seats in the 123 seat parliament to govern in its own right.
In previous elections it has teamed up with the royalist Funcinpec party, which has now been marginalised by inflighting.
The opposition Sam Rainsy Party is also expected to increase its representations.
As our South East Asia Correspondent Karen Percy reports, the ballot is expected to return Prime Minister Hun Sen to power with an increased majority.
The election seems to have gone smoothly, but there have been accusations that voter lists were manipulated in some areas preventing opposition supporters from taking part. Hun Sen has been leading Cambodia since 1985.
He's expected to easily win another five years in office.
For the first time, his Cambodian People's Party could win enough seats in the 123 seat parliament to govern in its own right.
In previous elections it has teamed up with the royalist Funcinpec party, which has now been marginalised by inflighting.
The opposition Sam Rainsy Party is also expected to increase its representations.
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