Longtime Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has cast his ballot in an election in which his party is all but assured a landslide win thanks to the effective suppression and intimidation of any real opposition. Critics say he has made a farce of democracy.
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, right, of the Cambodian People’s Party shows off his inked finger, standing next to his wife Bun Rany, left, after voting a ballot at a polling station in Takhmua in Kandal province, southeast Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Sunday, July 23, 2023.
Locals look at a registration list before voting at a polling station on the outskirts of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Saturday, July 22, 2023. Hun Sen has been Cambodia’s autocratic prime minister for nearly four decades, during which the opposition has been stifled and the country has moved closer to China. Cambodia sets Sunday for voting. Locals look at a registration list before voting at a polling station on the outskirts of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Saturday, July 22, 2023.
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