Phnom Penh: As part of a large UN peacekeeping mission, Cambodia held its first multi-party elections in decades in 1993 after years of bloodshed and war. Some two million people are estimated to have died between 1975 and 1979 when the country was ruled by the radical communists of the Khmer Rouge.
Hun Sen, a former soldier in the Khmer Rouge who later opposed them, has presided over a sustained period of rapid economic growth.
He has long been accused of using the courts and security forces to crush dissent and intimidate critics, but has for years allowed some measure of political opposition to his CPP party.
Analysts say that a key test for Hun Sen’s legitimacy will be how many voters turn out. During the campaign, opposition activists calling for a voter boycott have been accused of incitement.
Voters dip their finger in indelible ink at polling stations, making it easy for local authorities to see who has voted, and who has not.
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