This Is Where It Counts…
Several ‘safety bags’ containing the voting bulletins from Siem Reap province were opened in front of a mixed crowd of political party representatives, election observers and journalists. Following allegations of fraud during the 2013 legislative elections, the Constitutional Council ordered the NEC (National Election Committee) to make a series of bags available for investigation. The opposition CNRP hit a very high and rather unexpected score of 55 of the 123 seats, up from 29, at the expense of the ruling CNRP, but the CNRP says fraud was widespread and claims victory.
