Most of people in rural areas saw the obvious accomplishments done by the CPP under its government.

The small parties and opposition party are hard to compete with the CPP.

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Why CPP get more seats in election?

My personal view:- Grassroot people nation wide voted for CPP based on the actual progresses and developments in their home town unlikely people in the capital city and towns [which is only a small percentage comparing to the entire population of grassroot in rual and urban areas] who voted based on the ideology of certain political party rather than facts and truths. In another word, people at grassroot level are somehow comfortable and happy if they can get what they want which in turn make their life a bit easy if not all the comfort that people in capital city and towns have.

According to informal result of voting, The CPP have won ranging from 88 to 91 seats, SRP, 26, Human Rights party 3, Norodom Ranariddh, 2, and Funcipec 1. Therefore, the CPP will win majority of seats for formation of new government.

Why does the CPP still get further seats in this election?

As in case of the CPP, I do beleived that a Parlimentarian from the party stated that CPP has its own financial coffer, donations by many business people and that is including from many Oknhas and self funding campaign by its member.

Being in politic in Cambodia is very expensive affair and without good financial resources and well-being then not many political party could survive [only 11 parties contesting in this election comparing to 24 on previous election].

If the current PM wishes to run for the top job until his physically can’t then by all means if he can convince his party and people of Cambodia that he is the right person for the job, and this would make him on line with the former PM of Australia “John Howard” who had said the same thing – I’ll run for the job as long as my party want me to and that the people of Australia vote for me”.

Today is the polling day, and my prediction [in order of winner and runner up]:-

1] CPP
2] SRP [would pick up a few more seats - not the 50% as pre-claimed or anticipated by its member]
3] Funcipec [stading to loose more seats of its current. seat of 26]
4] New faces in N/a [certain political party from the minority party such as HRP, NRP and Hang Dara], would pick 1 -2 seats in 4th mandate.

Lord Buddha bless and protect Cambodia and its people.

Happy polling day.

I have a feeling the CPP is going to win and take full control of the government. Personally, do you think that this is a good or bad thing? Hun Sen plans to rule until he physically can’t anymore. Do Cambodia need a new leader or are the ones we have now, okay enough?

By the way, I was going to fly to Cambodia while I was in China but I ran out of money so i couldn’t do it! I will go to Cambodia one day, maybe next year.

Nhuong