Saturday, 14 June 2008

Japan to send 25 observers for Cambodian general election

www.chinaview.cn
2008-06-13

PHNOM PENH, June 13 (Xinhua) -- The Japanese government has decided to dispatch a governmental election observation mission, comprising about 25 members, for the Cambodian general election to be held on July 27, a press release from the Japanese embassy here said Friday.

This mission will be dispatched to Cambodia late in July for about ten days to observe election campaigns and the voting, the release said.

The Japanese government has contributed about three million U.S. dollars as assistance for the general election of the counterpart funds of the Japanese non-project grant aid, and about 148,000 dollars for a grass-root grant aid scheme to train the electorates, it added.

The parliamentary election is to establish the fourth mandate government of the kingdom.

Altogether 11 parties have been approved to vie for the 123 seats in the National Assembly.

Editor: Lin Li

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