Cambodia
Description of Electoral System:
(Courtesy of IFES election guide)
The King is chosen by a Royal Throne Council. In the Senate, 2 members are appointed by the monarch to serve 5-year terms, 2 members are elected by the National Assembly to serve 5-year terms and 57 members are elected by functional constituencies to serve 5-year terms. In the National Assembly 123 members are elected by popular vote to serve 5-year terms.
Electoral Systems Snapshot
(Courtesy of International IDEA)
*Click on links for definitions
| Electoral System for National Legislature | List PR |
| Type | PR |
| Tiers | 1 |
| Legislature Size (Directly elected, voting members) | , 123 |
| Electoral System for President | - |
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Election Highlights
Parliamentary Election | July 27, 2008
The election is held in Cambodia on 27 July 2008. The polling stations opened from 07.00 for 8 hours of balloting. For
Official Election Results (4th Mandate Election of the Members of the National Assembly, 2008), click here.
MORE:
EU EOM Preliminary Statement , click here.
Join statement on the 2008 National Assembly Elections and Priority Recommendations for Electoral Reform, click here.
8th Monitoring Report On Findings and Conclusions of Cooling Day, Polling/Counting Day and Post-Election Period on the 4th Mandate 2008 National Assembly Elections, click here.
COMFREL's 2008 Parallel Vote Tabulation 'Quick Count', click here.
Press Statement COMFREL’s Partial and Unofficial Result of the 2008 NA Elections, click here.
For more information on election in Cambodia, click here.
For complete list of political parties, click here.
For Amended Law On the Election of Members of the National Assembly and other legal documents, click here.
Information for observation and media, click here.
Politics of Cambodia
(Courtesy of Wikipedia)
The politics of Cambodia formally takes place according to the nation's constitution (enacted in 1993) in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic monarchy, whereby the Prime Minister of Cambodia is the head of government, and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the two chambers of parliament, the National Assembly of Cambodia and the Senate.
