A Change of Guard

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Friday 1 June 2012

Comfrel sees more mature election campaign [The troublemakers were mostly from the ruling Cambodian People's Party]

                                          Thun Saray, head of Comfrel’s board of directors
PHNOM PENH, 1 June 2012 (Cambodia Herald) - The Committee for Free and Fair elections in Cambodia (Comfrel) said Friday that the two-week campaign for commune elections this weekend featured fewer threats and less obstruction and violence than previous elections.

Confrel said unusual incidents averaged six a day in the campaign, down from eight in 2007 and 10 in 2002.

Such incidents included party logos being dropped, leaflets being torn and vote buying, totaling about 100 cases overall. The troublemakers were mostly from the ruling Cambodian People's Party and the victims were mainly from the opposition Sam Rainsy Party and Human Rights Party.

Comfrel also reported two cases of violence, both in Battambang. In one case, gangsters attacked a Sam Rainsy Party activist. In the other, the wife of a CPP official beat up a Funcinpec activist.

Comfrel noted that the giving of gifts of cash and other items was widespread during the campaign even though there were only 10 complaints of vote buying.

Thun Saray, head of Comfrel’s board of directors, said that parties were now mature enough to solve problems themselves.

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