Think 2017 In three years, Cambodians will hold their next commune-level elections, the results of which will dictate the outcome of Cambodia’s 2018 national election. Commune election outcomes shape the foundation of Cambodia’s political system. In brief, in the June 3, 2012 third commune elections, some 5.87 million Cambodians of about 9.2 million eligible voters, gave the CPP control over 1,592 commune councils (out of 1,633 communes), for a 5-year term. Sam Rainsy’s Party won 22 commune councilsand the Human Rights Party, 18. In the 2007 second commune elections, the CPP won 1,592 commune councils; the SRP, 28 (6 more commune councils than in 2012); the royalist FUNCINPEC Party, 2. In simple terms, the CPP controls more than 97 percent of the commune “chiefdoms,” or, as a friend reminded me, 97 percent of commune “fiefdoms.” Since the councils appoint village chiefs, this means Cambodians have a communist structure right down to the village level. Çaalors! sophanseng.info/2014/02/cambodia-plus-ca-changeby-dr-peang-met/
Posted on: Tue, 04 Feb 2014 01:12:04 +0000
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