Cambodian King, PM call for people to vote in July national poll

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Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni and Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen have called for the people to vote in the forthcoming national election, saying that it is the only chance to elect their leaders in every five years.

The Southeast Asian nation is scheduled to hold a national election for the 125-seat National Assembly on July 29, 2018.

"On this occasion, I would like to solemnly call for all eligible voters to cast their ballots in order to elect national leaders for development and glorious progress in all fields," Sihamoni said in a royal message released to the media late Tuesday.

"I urge all the compatriots to exercise your rights to vote in according to your own conscience and to freely elect any candidate, any political party that you trust," he said.

During a get-together with some 22,000 garment factory workers in southeastern Kampong Cham province on Wednesday, Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen also appealed to the people to vote and urged them to vote for the ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP).

Twenty political parties will contest in the forthcoming election, which will see some 8.3 million people cast their ballots, according to the National Election Committee (NEC).

The three-week election campaign will start from July 7 to 27.

Source(s): Xinhua News Agency