Cambodia to ban politicians who don’t vote from contesting elections
Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen said on Tuesday that the country would amend its election law to ban any politicians who do not vote from running for political offices.
Mr Hun Sen said this in a speech during a get-together with nearly 20,000 garment factory workers in the Cambodian capital.
According to him, if politicians do not cast their ballots on the general election day, they would have no right to stand for any election level.
He said it was the common people’s right to decide whether to go to the polls, but politicians must vote, or their right to be a candidate in any elections will be revoked.
Cambodia would hold a general election for the 125-seat national assembly on July 23, 2023, the National Election Committee (NEC) said.
It added that over 9.7 million Cambodians had registered to cast their ballots.
(Xinhua/NAN)
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