UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres implicitly criticized Cambodia’s upcoming elections Wednesday for failing to be inclusive, after the top opposition party was not allowed to register. Know more:
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres addresses the media during a visit to the UN office in the capital Nairobi, Kenya on May 3, 2023. Guterres implicitly criticized Cambodia’s upcoming elections Wednesday, May 31, 2023, for failing to be inclusive, after the top opposition party was not allowed to register.
“As said during his visit to Cambodia last year, it is vital that civic space be open, for human rights defenders to be protected, and for civil society to play a wider role in society, all of which remain critical in preserving Cambodia’s substantial development gains and consolidation of peace,” Dujarric said.
The absence of the Candlelight Party leaves only Hun Sen’s party, its allies and small parties that lack a national presence to contest the July 23 elections for the 125 members of the National Assembly. After the Constitutional Council refused to overturn the election committee’s decision, the US State Department said it would not send official observers to witness the elections.
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