Ballot positions announced
The National Election Committee on April 5 released the order in which political parties will appear on the ballot for the upcoming commune elections, using the existing system of randomly assigning party placements in each commune, causing some political parties and observers to raise concerns over the potential for confusion among voters. The election body assigned the ballot position for the country’s 1,646 communes on April 5. Only the Cambodian People’s Party and Cambodia National Rescue Party are contesting in all communes across the country. As an example of the differences across communes, the CPP has been assigned the first ballot position in two of Phnom Penh’s Boeung Keng Kang communes and the second position in another.
