CPP confirms Hun Sen as Prime Minister for another five years [CPP says it would protect the (stolen) election result]

PHNOM PENH, 9th September 2013 (The Cambodia Herald) -- The Cambodian People's Party (CPP) was confirmed as the winner of Cambodia's parliamentary election, paving the way for Prime Minister Hun Sen to rule Cambodia for another five years.

The official results of the election announced yesterday by the National Election Committee (NEC) confirmed that the Cambodian People's Party won 68 seats while the Cambodian National Rescue Party (CNRP) led by opposition leader Sam Rainsy won only 55 seats in the 123-seat National Assembly.

However in the 2008 election the CPP had won 90 seats in a landslide victory, while the opposition party had only received 29 seats.

CPP yesterday issued a statement, saying it would protect the election result and it was ready to form a new government with Hun Sen as the Prime Minister.

Prime Minister Hun Sen's son Hun Many was elected as the youngest member of the National Assembly.

The NEC announced the election results even after the CNRP's mass protest, demanding they delay their announcement until the election irregularities are solved by an independent poll committee.

After the election results were announced, the CNRP also warned that they would hold a longer and bigger mass protest against the election results.

The opposition also said they will boycott the opening of the new mandate of the national assembly which will take place sometime this month.