Updated: 2012-01-07 12:18:00
(Xinhua)
PHNOM PENH, January 7 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia's political parties on Saturday have begun electoral campaigns for the third legislature of the Senate to be held on January 29.
The campaign will be lasted until January 27.
There are only two main political parties participated in the election. They are the rulingCambodian People's Party (CPP) and Sam Rainsy Party, a main opposition party in thecountry.
According to the National Election Committee (NEC), the Senate has 61 seats, but the electionis held for only 57 seats as 2 senators will be appointed by the King and the other 2 by the National Assembly.
Each of the two parties has named 57 full candidates and 57 reserve ones to the NEC to compete in the election.
The Senate election will be voted by the 123 Members of Parliament and 11,353 commune councilors nationwide.
Chea Sim, the CPP's President, said on Saturday that the party would strictly respect concerned electoral law, order and procedures.
"I have a strong belief that incumbent members of the National Assembly and commune councilors will vote for the CPP as they have seen clear positions, actions, achievements and policies of the party," he said in speech in commemoration of the 33rd anniversary of January 7victory day.
The Senate election is held every six years. The last one was in January 2006, at that time,there parties, Cambodian People's Party, Funcinpec and Sam Rainsy Part, joined the contest.As a result, the CPP won 45 seats, the Funcinpec 10 seats and the Sam Rainsy party two seats.
ប្រែពាក្យពិបាក
legislature ការបោះឆ្នោត
Senate ព្រឹត្តសភា
the National Election Committee គណកម្មការជាតិរៀបចំការបោះឆ្នោត
has 61 seats មាន៦១ កៅអី
candidates បេក្ខជន
commune councilors ក្រុមព្រឹក្សាឃុំ
procedures ព្រះរាជ្យអាជ្ញា
incumbent members of the National Assembly សមាជិកសភាដែលកំពង់កាន់អំណាច
achievements សមីទ្ធផល
commemoration of the 33rd anniversary ពិធីរំលឹកខួបលើកទី ៣៣
victory day ថ្ងៃជ័យជំនះ
contest ប្រកួតប្រជែង
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