Hun Sen unopposed in upcoming elections

By Agence France-Presse

May 27, 2023 12:55 am

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia: Cambodia's main opposition party on Thursday lost a bid to overturn its ban from the upcoming elections, paving the way for long-serving leader Hun Sen to run a one-horse race.

Last week, the National Election Committee (NEC) refused to register the Candlelight Party — the chief challenger to Hun Sen — for the July polls after it failed to submit certain documents.

BLOWN OUT A poster of the Candlelight Party is displayed near a bridge outside Cambodia’s capital Phnom Penh, on Thursday, May 25, 2023. AP PHOTO

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