The ballot counting for the 7th legislature National Assembly Election have been being conducted this afternoon under the witness of national and international observers, political agents and local and foreign journalists, after all the polling stations across the country were closed at 3:00 pm.
H.E. Dim Sovannarom, a Member and Spokesperson of the National Election Committee (NEC) told media that as of 3:40 pm, the voter turnout rate is 81.48 percent or some 7.91 million among the 9,71 million eligible voters.
The 2023 National Election took place on July 23, from 7:00 am to 3:00 pm under the observation of 89,562 local observers from 134 institutions and 586 international observers from 52 institutions.
Besides, there were 18 special guests from 10 institutions, 1,289 national reporters from 127 institutions and 137 foreign reporters from 38 institutions.
Eighteen (18) political parties contesting for the National Assembly’s 125 seats include the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP), Cambodian Youth Party, Khmer United National Party, Dharmacracy Party, Democracy Power Party, Cambodian Nationality Party, Khmer United Party, Khmer Conservative Party, FUNCINPEC Party, Beehive Social Democratic Party, People Purpose Party, Ekpheap Cheat Khmer Party, Women’s Party for Women, Khmer Anti-Poverty Party, Khmer Economic Development Party, Cambodia Indigenous People’s Democracy Party, Grassroots Democratic Party, and Khmer Farmers Party.
The 6th general election was held with the participation of 20 political parties in 22,967 polling stations under the witness of over 80,000 national and international observers. The ruling Cambodian People’ s Party won all the 125 seats at the National Assembly.
Source: Agence Kampuchea Presse (AKP)