PHNOM PENH, 6 June 2012 (Cambodia Herald) – Gains by the Human Rights Party in local
elections over the weekend are misleading, a senior government official
said.
The official said the party benefited from a split within another opposition party which left voters confused.
Party leader Kem Sokha (pictured) has claimed victory in 18 communes and his party is estimated to have won 800 commune council seats overall.
"I would have got more support if the election was free and fair. However, it was a big success for the Human Rights Party," he said.
Tith Sothea, deputy chief of the Press and Quick Reaction Unit of the Office of the Council of Ministers, said Kem Sokha was showing too much pride.
The opposition party gained from voters who "didn’t get much information about the government, which was doing the right thing in developing the nation and maintaining political stability," he said.
The official said the party benefited from a split within another opposition party which left voters confused.
Party leader Kem Sokha (pictured) has claimed victory in 18 communes and his party is estimated to have won 800 commune council seats overall.
"I would have got more support if the election was free and fair. However, it was a big success for the Human Rights Party," he said.
Tith Sothea, deputy chief of the Press and Quick Reaction Unit of the Office of the Council of Ministers, said Kem Sokha was showing too much pride.
The opposition party gained from voters who "didn’t get much information about the government, which was doing the right thing in developing the nation and maintaining political stability," he said.
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