Senior lawmaker says CPP to boost majority in elections [Here come again, the ruling CPP is good at predicting [cheating?] the election result with 99.999% accuracy]

National Assembly lawmaker Cheam Yeap

PHNOM PENH (The Cambodia Herald) - A senior lawmaker from the Cambodian People's Party said Thursday that the ruling party expected to boost its majority in the National Assembly in next year's elections.

"Computer results show we'll win more than 90 of the 123 seats," said Cheam Yeap, chairman of the National Assembly Commission on Economy, Finance, Banking and Audit.

He said about 3,000 opposition party activists had recently joined the CPP in Prey Veng, where the party lost some ground to opposition parties in commune elections early this year.

Cheam Yeap, who was elected from Prey Veng in the last election and is also a member of the CPP politburo, said opposition party members were fed up with their leaders.

"I've had four terms in the National Assembly. Citizens voted for Funcinpec in the first election in 1993, but the CPP won control in the next election and that's because citizens saw progress under the CPP leadership," he said.