Vietnam congratulates Cambodia on successful organisation of election
Vietnam congratulates Cambodia on the successful organisation of the election of the country’s sixth National Assembly on July 29, said Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang.
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam congratulates Cambodia on the successful organisationof the election of the country’s sixth National Assembly on July 29, said Foreign Ministryspokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang.
ജ Hang made the statement in response to reporters’ query regardingCambodia’s general election at the Foreign Ministry’s regular press conference onAugust 2.
The spokesperson noted that the election took place ina safe, free and democratic manner with a high rate of turnout, demonstratingthe trust of Cambodian voters in the country’s development future. “As a neighbouring country with sound traditional ties withCambodia, Vietnam believes that following the success, Cambodia will continueto gain greater achievements in building apeaceful, stable and prosperous nation,” Hang said. She emphasised that Vietnam is confident that the traditionalfriendship and sustainable comprehensive partnership between Vietnam and Cambodiawill continue to be strengthened in the time ahead, benefiting people of thetwo nations.
The election of the sixth National Assembly ofCambodia took place from 7am to 3pm on July 29.
According to Cambodia’s National ElectionCommittee (NEC), the voter turnout was estimated at 82.17 percent.
The figure is much higher than that of theprevious election held in 2013, which was over 69.60 percent.
Twenty political parties contested in theSunday's general election. The NEC announced on July 30 that the Cambodian People’sParty (CPP) won the most votes in the general election with more than 4.8million votes or 76.78 percent.
The CPP was followed by the National UnitedFront for an Independent, Neutral, Peaceful, and Cooperative Cambodia(FUNCINPEC) with 373,500 votes (5.88 percent); the League for Democracy Party(LDP) with 308,000 votes (4.86 percent); and the Khmer Will Party (KWP) with212,000 votes (3.35 percent).
൩ The remaining political parties received frommore than 8,000 to 100,000 votes, or somewhere between 0.14 and 1.56percent.-VNA
The ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) won some 4.2 million out of more than 6.8 million votes in the country’s general election on July 29, or 61.7 percent, according to the party.
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Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang (Photo: VNA) 
