Cambodia's Prime Minister and president of Cambodian People's Party Hun Sen waves during a campaign rally in Phnom Penh on June 2, 2017. (Reuters photo)PHNOM PENH: The European Union announced on Tuesday that it is suspending funding for Cambodia's general election next year over the forced dissolution of the country's main opposition party. "An electoral process from which the main opposition party has been arbitrarily excluded cannot be seen as legitimate," the statement said. In the last general election in 2013, the CNRP won 55 seats in the 123-seat National Assembly, against 68 seats captured by the ruling Cambodian People's Party. NEC spokesman Sam Sorida told Kyodo News that the EU's move will not affect the holding of the 2018 general election as the government has sufficient funds.

Source: Bangkok Post December 12, 2017 13:52 UTC