PHNOM PENH (Cambodia Herald) - Members of parliament unanimously
re-elected Im Suosdey as president of the National Election Committee
Thursday as two opposition parties boycotted the session.
The
session, presided over by National Assembly Chairman Heng Samrin, was
attended by 87 lawmakers from the ruling Cambodian People’s Party and
the two royalist parties, Funcinpec and the Nationalist Party.
The
lawmakers also re-elected Sin Chumbo as NEC vice president along with
Havan Sivilai, Mean Sathi, Em Sophat, Soum Chan Dina, Mao Sophearith,
Sour Samphry and Sin Dim as members.
The nine members, who will
serve for a period of five years, comprise five CPP members, two from
Funcinpec and two from the opposition Sam Rainsy Party.
Lawmakers
from the Sam Rainsy Party and Human Rights Party, which have both been
calling for changes to the NEC, nevertheless boycotted the extraordinary
session of parliament.
Im Suosdey was first elected as NEC president in 2003.
Under
Cambodian law, the National Assembly has to elect nine NEC members
within seven months of general elections, which are scheduled for July
next year.
source: the cambodia herald
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