Cambodia launches registration of candidates for upcoming general election

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Phnom Penh (VNA) – The registration of party and candidate lists for the general election in Cambodia has officially begun, more than three months ahead of the election in July this year.

On April 5, the National Election Committee of Cambodia (NEC) requested that political parties that have registered legal activities with the Interior Ministry prepare the necessary paperwork to register their party and candidate lists for the 2023 parliamentary election.

It also clarified regulations on registering candidate lists by electoral district, as well as rules and procedures for submitting the candidacy deposit for the general election.

Earlier, NEC set a timeframe from April 24-May 8 for political parties to register and submit their candidate lists for the general election.

Since February, major political parties in Cambodia have gradually released their campaign platforms to prepare for the July general election, namely the ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP), the Candlelight Party (CP), the FUNCINPEC, and the Khmer National United Party (KNUP), among others.

As stipulated, Cambodia holds a general election every five years. The latest election was held on July 29, 2018. According to NEC's announcement on August 11, 2018, the CPP won all 125 seats in the incumbent sixth National Assembly./.