Cambodian Elections [July 26, 2018]   [open pdf - 122KB]

"Cambodian National Assembly elections, scheduled for July 29, 2018, are expected to be a setback for the country's prospects for democratization. The ruling political party, the Cambodian People's Party (CPP), banned the largest opposition party in 2017 and will run virtually unopposed. Steps taken by the Trump Administration and Congress to respond to the Cambodian government's 'anti-democratic' actions have been met with defiance by the Cambodian leader, Hun Sen."