Voters give government mixed marks

Just a quarter of Cambodian voters are fully satisfied with the government’s efforts to deliver on its promises thus far in the fifth mandate, though more than half rated themselves partly so, according to the results of a nationwide survey conducted by election watchdog Comfrel.

In a series of focus groups held last year across 24 provinces, Comfrel assessed the level of satisfaction voters had with the government’s ability to deliver on 16 planks of its election platform – from maintaining 7 per cent economic growth to creating a transportation policy to building schools.

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