Posted on 13 May 2008.
The Mirror, Vol. 12, No. 560
“Phnom Penh: Officials of the National Election Committee [NEC] call for more participation of national and international non-government organizations to observe the coming elections.
“Secretary-general of the NEC Mr. Tep Nitha said that so far, there are approximately 8,400 observers from 23 non-government organizations being authorized by the NEC. As for 42 international observers, they are from the US National Democratic Institute for International Affairs, the US Embassy, and the Cambodian-Japanese Forum; and recently the NEC just received letters of request from Peru and Nigeria to observe the elections. He continued that observers play a very important role in the election process. Observers can conduct evaluations and release statements according to what they have seen during the elections, and such evaluations have influences the elections on the whole.
“Mr. Hang Puthea, the executive director of the Neutral and Impartial Committee for Free and Fair Elections in Cambodia [NICFEC], stated that to have national and international observers participating as observers contributes to make the elections free and fair. He added that his organization plans to increase the number of national observers up to 7,000 and international observers up to 150 for this fourth term election.
“According to Mr. Tep Nitha, the NEC is receiving registrations of national observers until 20 July 2008, and of international observers until 27 July 2008.”
Khmer Sthapana, Vol.1, #18, 10-13.5.2008
The Mirror, Vol. 12, No. 560
“Phnom Penh: Officials of the National Election Committee [NEC] call for more participation of national and international non-government organizations to observe the coming elections.
“Secretary-general of the NEC Mr. Tep Nitha said that so far, there are approximately 8,400 observers from 23 non-government organizations being authorized by the NEC. As for 42 international observers, they are from the US National Democratic Institute for International Affairs, the US Embassy, and the Cambodian-Japanese Forum; and recently the NEC just received letters of request from Peru and Nigeria to observe the elections. He continued that observers play a very important role in the election process. Observers can conduct evaluations and release statements according to what they have seen during the elections, and such evaluations have influences the elections on the whole.
“Mr. Hang Puthea, the executive director of the Neutral and Impartial Committee for Free and Fair Elections in Cambodia [NICFEC], stated that to have national and international observers participating as observers contributes to make the elections free and fair. He added that his organization plans to increase the number of national observers up to 7,000 and international observers up to 150 for this fourth term election.
“According to Mr. Tep Nitha, the NEC is receiving registrations of national observers until 20 July 2008, and of international observers until 27 July 2008.”
Khmer Sthapana, Vol.1, #18, 10-13.5.2008
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