Assessing the Cambodian elections: An overview

Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008

By Kao Kim Hourn This publication is based on the outcomes of a two-day national conference on “Elections in Cambodia: Lessons Learned and Future Direction,” which was organized by the Cambodian Institute for Cooperation and Peace (CICP) in cooperation with the National Democratic Institute of International Affairs (NDI), with the funding support from the British [...]

Democracy and Elections in Cambodia

Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008

By Stephen Bridges I must confess that my knowledge of the subject matter is limited. I was not here in 1993 or 1998. My practical experience of Cambodian elections consists of what I have read coupled with visits to about ten polling stations in Prey Veng and Kampong Cham during the recent Commune Council Election. [...]

The Cambodian Election: An American view

Monday, December 1st, 2008

By Eric Kessler Three times national elections have been help in the Kingdom of Cambodia, and three times observers and stakeholders have made follow-up recommendations. The repetition in these recommendations, particularly in those coming out of the 1998 and 2002 elections, show that either observers lack creativity in their writing or that indeed some of [...]

Report on: Parliamentary Watch and the Second Mandate of commune Council Election in 2007

Wednesday, November 26th, 2008

By Kean Pounlork Project Assistant Elections & Parliamentary Unit 1. The National Assembly Session Process In the third of its sixth session, the National Assembly has held its first ordinary session on March 21, 2007. In this first ordinary session, the National Assembly adopted 2 laws: the letter of His Majesty Royal Highness Baromneath Norodom [...]