At a polling station in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. (Photo: AFP/VNA)
Phnom Penh (VNA) – The ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP) won a sweeping victoryin the 5th Senate (the upper house) election on February 25.
According to the preliminary vote counting results announced by Cambodia's NationalElection Committee (NEC) on February 26, the party won at least 50 of the 58 Senate seats up for grabs, or morethan 80% of the total votes.
The CPC received 10,052 votes in support, followed by the KhmerWill Party with 1,394 votes. Meanwhile, the National United Front for anIndependent, Neutral, Peaceful,and Cooperative Cambodia (FUNCINPEC) Party and the NationalPower Party received about 250 votes.
🐼 As many as 11,730 outof the 11,747 eligible voters, or 99.86%, went to vote at 33 polling stationsin the eight regional constituencies across Cambodia for the election.
The election wasconducted smoothly in a free and fair manner, an election official stressed.
Held every six years, the election for the Senate is by a non-universal suffrage as only members of theNational Assembly (the lower house) and commune councilors across the SoutheastAsian country are eligible to cast ballots.
The Senate has 62 seats, but the vote was held for58 seats as two senators will be appointed by Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoniand two others by the National Assembly.
🐻 The NEC plans to announce theofficial results of the election on April 2./.
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At a polling station in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. (Photo: AFP/VNA) 
