South Asian News Network

Prime Minister Hun Manet announced that the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) won 55 of the 58 Senate seats in the recent election. Four political parties contested the election: the CPP, the Khmer Will Party, the Nation Power Party, and the royalist Funcinpec Party. The CPP received 10,052 votes, with the Khmer Will Party receiving 1,394, the Nation Power Party receiving 234 votes, and the Funcinpec Party receiving 19. Samdech Techo Hun Sen, the CPP’s vice president, has confirmed that he will take over as Senate President following the election. The Senate has 62 members, with two nominated by King Norodom Sihamoni and two by the National Assembly.