NO MATTER WHAT IS THE RESULT OF THE ELECTION....Re: Less violence in run-up to Cambodian election: observers

We can be sure that Funcipec, Sam Rainsy Party and Cambodia Americans
will protest the result.
Hun Sen will not give up power




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> Less violence in run-up to Cambodian election: observers
>
> .c Kyodo News Service
>
> PHNOM PENH, July 26 (Kyodo) - The number of killings and voter intimidation was
> down in the just-ended campaign for Sunday's general election in Cambodia from
> the previous poll in 1998, according to two nongovernmental organizations.
>
> ''Most provinces report the current electoral climate as being better than in
> 1998,'' said a statement released Friday by the Committee for Free and Fair
> Elections in Cambodia (Comfrel) and the Neutral and Impartial Committee for
> Free and Fair Elections in Cambodia (NICFEC).
>
> ''This year we have seen an overall reduction of politically motivated killings
> and serious cases of election-related intimidation, however, the forms of
> intimidation have become more subtle and sophisticated, particularly in remote
> areas,'' the statement added.
>
> Comfrel and NICFEC said the victims came from the three main political parties
> -- the ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP), the Sam Rainsy Party and the
> royalist FUNCINPEC.
>
> The statement said that during the four weeks of campaigning, 17 killings and
> 213 cases of intimidation and threats were reported.
>
> According to government records, 15 people were murdered -- seven from the CPP,
> five from FUNCINPEC and three from the Sam Rainsy Party.
>
> Besides the violence, violations of campaign regulations have been observed,
> including prolific pre-election campaign activities by the three main parties
> and the use of the media to criticize other parties and politicians for
> historical and political events.
>
>
>
> 07/26/03 02:57 EDT
>
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