The United States reiterated its concern Monday over the outcome of Cambodia’s parliamentary polls after the country’s elections committee handed victory to the ruling party.
“We do still believe that a transparent review of irregularities in the July elections would help efforts to assess and address flaws in the electoral process and give the Cambodian people greater confidence in their electoral system,” deputy State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf said.
The US still had some concerns about “irregularities” during the elections which were raised by independent monitors, she added.
The kingdom has been stuck in a political impasse since the July polls, with Prime Minister Hun Sen’s Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) insisting it secured a legitimate victory despite vociferous calls from CNRP leader Sam Rainsy for a probe into alleged vote rigging.
According to the country’s National Election Committee, the CPP took 68 seats in parliament compared with 55 for the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party.
Rainsy has said that the opposition party will now boycott parliament and stage further protests over allegations of widespread fraud.
US renews concern about Cambodia polls
