PhnomPenh (VNA) – Cambodia’s major political parties, including the rulingCambodian People’s Party (CPP) and the opposition Cambodia National RescueParty (CNRP) have acknowledged the results of recent communal elections.
Results were revealed by Cambodia’s National ElectionCommittee (NEC) on June 25. The CPP earned victory bywinning in 1,156 and the CNRP came second with 489 out of the total 1,646communes and wards.
Ina statement, the ruling CPP predicted it will also win the general electionscheduled for July 2018.
The CPP received 3,540,056 votes, or 50.76 percent oftotal votes cast, with the CNRP receiving 3,056,824, equal to 43.83 percent.The CPP secured 6,503 council seats while the CNRP gained 5,007 seats.
According to the NEC, 90.37 percent of the total 7.8million eligible voters in Cambodia cast their ballots.
Despite its success, the CPP lost controlof more than 430 localities compared to the previous election in 2012.-VNA