The Cambodian People's Party-the CPP- has won 55 seats in the Senate following the non-universal election to the Senate held on Sunday February 25, 2024.
The figure was given by Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet, Prime Minister of Cambodia, on his official Telegram post on Monday February 26 .
The Prime Minister quoted the National Election Committee as saying that the preliminary results have shown that the Cambodian People’s Party has won 55 out of 58 seats in the Senate.
Four political parties competed in the Senate election for the fifth legislative term. They were the Cambodian People Party, the Khmer Will Party, the Nation Power Party and the royalist Funcinpec Party,
The National Election Committee preliminary results indicated that the CPP received 10,052 votes, the Khmer Will Party earned 1,394 votes, the Nation Power Party gained 234 votes, and the Funcinpec Party got 19 votes. They further said that the CPP won 55 seats and the Khmer Will Party gained three seats while the Nation Power Party and the Funcinpec Party did not earn any seat.
According to the CPP spokesperson, His Excellency Sok Eysan, the former Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen, who is also the President of the CPP, will take over as the president of the Senate after the election.
Held every six years, the election for the Senate is non-universal as only members of the National Assembly and the commune councilors across the country are eligible to cast ballots.
The Senate has 62 seats, but the vote is held for 58 seats while four other senators will be appointed respectively by His Majesty Norodom Sihamoni, King of Cambodia and the National Assembly.
According to the National Election Committee report, 11,730, or 99.86 percent, of the 11,747 eligible voters went to the polls on Sunday February 25, 2024 at 33 polling stations across the country.
By H.E In Chhay!
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