2008-07-26
PHNOM PENH, July 26 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia has ended the election campaign with smooth, free and fair process, a senior official of Cambodia's National Election Committee (NEC) said here on Saturday.
The overall situation of this parliamentary election campaign is smooth, free and fair, and the campaign had been conducted for a month and ended Friday according to election schedule, Tep Nytha, General Secretary of NEC, told reporters at a press conference.
The process of the election campaign is better than previous elections, he said.
He added that although 11 criminal cases occurred during the election campaign, they were not involved with "political crimes".
Some cases are being investigated by the police, he said, adding that others were road accidents and family violence.
"We had 191 complaints from political parties and the number decreased three times comparing with the previous election," he said.
In addition, Tep Nytha said that Cambodia is ready for this parliamentary election although "we still have border tension with Thailand".
"People still pay attention to the election," he said, adding that NEC decided to set two polling stations for soldiers deployed near the Preah Vihear Temple.
Saturday is a silent day for the election with no election campaign.
More than 10 million ballot papers have been printed for the nation's 8.1 million eligible voters, with around 32,000 bottles of indelible ink supplied to 15,255 polling stations nationwide, according to NEC figures.
Polling date of the fourth ever general polls of the kingdom falls on Sunday. Altogether 11 political parties are running for the 123 seats at the Cambodian National Assembly.
The preliminary results will be announced on July 28, a statement from NEC said.
Editor: Sun Yunlong
PHNOM PENH, July 26 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia has ended the election campaign with smooth, free and fair process, a senior official of Cambodia's National Election Committee (NEC) said here on Saturday.
The overall situation of this parliamentary election campaign is smooth, free and fair, and the campaign had been conducted for a month and ended Friday according to election schedule, Tep Nytha, General Secretary of NEC, told reporters at a press conference.
The process of the election campaign is better than previous elections, he said.
He added that although 11 criminal cases occurred during the election campaign, they were not involved with "political crimes".
Some cases are being investigated by the police, he said, adding that others were road accidents and family violence.
"We had 191 complaints from political parties and the number decreased three times comparing with the previous election," he said.
In addition, Tep Nytha said that Cambodia is ready for this parliamentary election although "we still have border tension with Thailand".
"People still pay attention to the election," he said, adding that NEC decided to set two polling stations for soldiers deployed near the Preah Vihear Temple.
Saturday is a silent day for the election with no election campaign.
More than 10 million ballot papers have been printed for the nation's 8.1 million eligible voters, with around 32,000 bottles of indelible ink supplied to 15,255 polling stations nationwide, according to NEC figures.
Polling date of the fourth ever general polls of the kingdom falls on Sunday. Altogether 11 political parties are running for the 123 seats at the Cambodian National Assembly.
The preliminary results will be announced on July 28, a statement from NEC said.
Editor: Sun Yunlong
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