Facts about Commune Election 2012 in Cambodia

Young supporters of the Sam Rainsy Party, opposition party.

• Date: Sunday, June 3, 2012; from 7:00am to 3:00pm. It is the third communal election since 2002
• Eligible voters: 9,203,493 registered (Population: 14,2 million)
• 1,633 communes (increased from 1,621 communes in 2007)
• Female candidates increased by 4.29%: Cambodian People’s Party (CPP): 22.47%, Sam Rainsy Party (SRP): 20.75%, Norodom Ranaridh’s Party (NRP): 30.33%, Funcinpec (FCP): 30.68%
• Cost: USD 19.5 million estimated; government would cover 76% and asks donors to support the rest (24%)
• Election campaign: from 18.05. to 01.06.12. Each party has 12 minutes campaign time daily on television and radio, 2 six minutes spots per day: 6 minutes video spot and six minutes debates organized by National Democratic Institute (NDI).
• Registration: 10 parties participated for 11,459 seats,

1. CPP: candidates in all 1,633 communes (100%)
2. SRP: candidates in 1,615 communes (99%)
3. FCP: candidates in 1,413 communes (87%)
4. HRP: 1,070 communes (66%)
5. NRP: in 1,029 communes (63%)
6. Khmer Nationality Party: 225 communes (14%)
7. Democratic Alliances Party: 164 (10%)
8. Khmer Anti-Poverty Party: 23 communes (1%)
9. Republican Democratic Party: 9 communes (1%)
10. Democratic Movement Party: 2 communes (0.1%)

• 10.6 million Ballots printed
• Observers from the (10) parties: 118,810 persons and 10,000 observers from 16 NGOs
• Polling stations: 18,107
• 180,000 staff members employed
• Organized by the National Election Committee (NEC), dominated by the ruling party members.

Supporters of the ruling party during the election campaign

For comparison:

Election results in 2002, 8 parties participated, only four got Commune Council members (11,261 seats):

1. CPP: 7,703
2. FCP: 2,211
3. SRP: 1,346
4. Khmer Democratic Party: 1

Election results in 2007, 12 parties participated, only five got CC members (11,353 seats):

1. CPP: 7,993
2. SRP: 2,660
3. NRP: 425
4. FCP: 274
5. Hang Dara Democratic Movement Party: 1

(Source: NEC, Phnom Penh Post, The Cambodia Daily, Reasmey Kampuchea Daily and Kampuchea Thmei Daily newspapers)

 

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