The Cambodian Elections: Lessons Learned and Future Directions

Thursday, December 4th, 2008

By Prum Sokha The author has personally been involved in all three of the post-Paris Peace Agreement elections in Cambodia. These were the United Nation-organized election for a Constituent Assembly in May 1993, the election for the National Assembly five years later in July 1998, and the nation-wide Commune Council Elections in February 2002. Each [...]

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. [...]

MoNASRI begins Consultative Process for Its Component in the Demand for Good Government Project

Wednesday, November 26th, 2008

More than one hundred participants representing government ministries, donors, civil society groups, and the media attended a one-day workshop at Sunway Hotel in Phnom Penh on May 3, 2007 to discuss the Ministry of National Assembly-Senate Relations and Inspection (MoNASRI) component in the proposed Demand for Good Governance (DFGG) Project. The DFGG project is being [...]