The National Election Committee (NEC; , , ''KChB'') is an independent agency that supervises the national
elections
An election is a formal group decision-making process whereby a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold public office.
Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has operated ...
of
Cambodia
Cambodia, officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. It is bordered by Thailand to the northwest, Laos to the north, and Vietnam to the east, and has a coastline ...
.
Its official motto is "Independence, Neutrality, Truthfulness, Justice and Transparency".
Members
Criticism
The opposition
Cambodian National Rescue Party
The Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP; , UNGEGN: , ALA-LC: ) was a major political party in Cambodia. It was founded in 2012 as a merger between the Sam Rainsy Party and Human Rights Party.
The party believed in the strengthening of freedom ...
(CNRP) accused the NEC of committing corruption and affiliated with the ruling
Cambodian People's Party
The Cambodian People's Party (CPP; , UNGEGN: ) is a Cambodian political party which has ruled the country since 1979. Founded in 1951, it was originally known as the Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Party (KPRP).
During the Cold War it allied ...
. In November 2017,
Kuoy Bunroeun
Kuoy Bunroeun (, born February 12, 1967) is a Cambodian politician belonging to the Cambodia National Rescue Party representing Kampong Cham Province. He was also a Sam Rainsy Party member representing Takeo Province in the 4th Mandate (2003-20 ...
,
Rong Chhun and
Te Manirong of the NEC resigned in protest against the dissolution of the CNRP and the reassignment of its parliamentary seats to minor parties.
References
External links
Elections in Cambodia
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