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Significance
Prime Minister Hun Sen’s Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) is bidding to retain power. The royalist Funcinpec, led by Prince Norodom Ranariddh, will be among the opposition parties contesting.
Impacts
A CPP victory would likely mean further pro-investor reforms, but it would not necessarily bode well for anti-graft efforts.
If the opposition wins, in 2018 or later, Cambodia’s state organs would likely stay pro-CPP for years, complicating governance.
A CPP victory could see increased out-migration from Cambodia, potentially hitting business and economic development.
Keywords:
Cambodia,
AP,
EU,
United States,
China,
Japan,
politics,
election,
government,
opposition,
party,
policy
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