Keo Sophat, 54, the current commune chief and ruling CPP candidate, is squaring off against Kem Tola, 30, the opposition CNRP candidate.
Phnom Penh has long been one of the CPP’s toughest electoral battlegrounds, voting against the ruling party in all but one national election since 1993.
Villagers now hope that a new commune chief will be elected who will hear their concerns.
Sam Rainsy says going to the polls will bring positive change in the country, including better working conditions, less corruption and improved public services.
The statement was sent to U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson by Alan Lowenthal, Steve Chabot and Edward Royce.
Election observers and labor rights campaigners said without clear guidance many could be excluded from the results.
Sebastian Strangio recently wrote an article titled “Welcome to the Post-Human Rights World”.
A small number of the roughly 1 million Cambodian workers in Thailand who have managed to register to vote will be unable to cast a ballot if no assistance is forthcoming, they told the Hello VOA program on Thursday.
Sguon Samean is seen as “a courageous female commune chief” in Trapaing Chan commune, which is home to more than 6,000 villagers.
The Black Monday Campaign was created to advocate for the release of political prisoners in Cambodia.
The Overseas Press Club of Cambodia said in a statement that the move was “potentially dangerous and defamatory” and urged a retraction.
According to analysts, Hun Sen has not directly taken part in political campaigning since 1998.
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