STORY: Cambodia's election body says PM's party wins in election
DATELINE: July 26, 2023
LENGTH: 00:02:57
LOCATION: Phnom Penh
CATEGORY: POLITICS
 
SHOTLIST:
1. various of the National Election Committee's building
2. Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen voting
3. Hun Manet voting
4. various of people voting
 
STORYLINE:
 
The ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP) of Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen won a landslide victory in Sunday's general election, said the National Election Committee (NEC)'s preliminary results released on Wednesday.
 
A total of 18 political parties contested in the election, which was held once every five years to elect the members of parliament for the 125-seat National Assembly.
 
The results indicated that the CPP received almost 6.4 million votes, or 82.3 percent of the total valid votes of 7.77 million, and the Funcinpec Party of Prince Norodom Chakravuth gained 716,443 votes, or 9.22 percent of the total valid votes.
 
CPP spokesman Sok Eysan said according to the CPP's calculation based on the NEC's preliminary results, the CPP won 120 seats and the Funcinpec Party of Prince Norodom Chakravuth gained the remaining five seats.
 
Prime Minister Hun Sen announced on Wednesday that he would step down after serving the post for more than 38 years and would pass the reins of power to his eldest son Hun Manet.
 
Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Phnom Penh.
(XHTV)