Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, President of the ruling Cambodia People's Party casts his vote on June 4 (Photo: EPA/VNA)PhnomPenh (VNA) – The ruling Cambodia People’s Party (CPP) took the leadwhile the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) came second in thecommunal elections which took place on June 4.
Onlinenewspaper Fresh News, which has the largest number of visits in Cambodia, onJune 25 announced the election result with seal of the National ElectionCommittee (NEC).
Accordingly,the CPP earned victory by winning in 1,156 and the CNRP won in 489 out of thetotal of 1,646 communes and wards.
Results in each commune and ward are being updated on Cambodia’snational television channel TVK by the National Election Committee (NEC). Official result will be madepublic in the evening of June 25.
Twelvepolitical parties contested the elections, with the ruling CPP and the CNRPbeing the major contestants.
About 3.5million voters, or 51.39 percent, cast votes for the CPP and the figure isthree million for the CNRP. The CPP secured 6,503 council seats while the CNRPgained 5,007 seats.
According to the NEC, 89.52 percent of total 7.8 million eligible votersin Cambodia cast their ballots to elect members of councils in 1,646 communesand wards across the country.-VNA
