Cambodian Constitutional Council has approved four controversial amendments to election laws. (Photo: VOV)Phnom Penh (VNA) – The Cambodian Constitutional Council announcedon October 24 that it has approved four controversial amendments to electionlaws, which had been passed by the National Assembly and Senate.
The move will pave the way for the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party(CNRP)’s seats to be redistributed if the party is dissolved.
The four amendments to election laws include Amendments to the Law on theElection of the Members of Parliament, Amendments to the Law on the Election ofthe Senate, Amendments to the Law on the Election of Commune Councils,Amendments to the Law on the Election of the Capital, Provincial, Municipal andDistrict Councils.
The changes allow the National Election Committee (NEC) to reallocate seats ofparties who refuse their seats or are dissolved.
After receiving approval from the Constitutional Council, the amendments willbe submitted to King Norodom Sihamoni.
Earlier, the Cambodian Ministry of Interior asked the Supreme Court to disbandthe opposition party, based on complaints from the Cambodian Youth Party (CYP)on October 4 and FUNCIPEC Party on October 5 accusing the CNRP and itsPresident Kem Sokha of treason.
Cambodian media outlets have several times mentioned the possibility of theCNRP being dissolved. The 55 seats in the National Assembly will be given to FUNCIPEC(41 seats), League for Democracy Party (six seats), Khmer Anti-Poverty Party(five seats), Cambodian Nationality Party (two seats) and the Khmer EconomicDevelopment Party (one seat).-VNA
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