Talk:2018 Cambodian general election

Developing a paragraph on the reaction of the international community regarding the 2018 elections?

herewith a kick-start, thy --SvenAERTS (talk) 16:11, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

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Country	Position
Australia	Sanctions Won't Stop Cambodia's Democratic Collapse - AIIA ... www.internationalaffairs.org.au › Australian Outlook Jan 19, 2018 - Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop agreed that the development has serious implications for democracy in Cambodia: “As a friend of Cambodia, Australia urges the Cambodian government to allow all its citizens to exercise their democratic rights, particularly ahead of the 2018national election”, she ...
45 countries, a.o. the United States, Germany, Australia and United Kingdom, ...	urge Cambodia to conduct free election, release opposition leader Kem Sokha Statement was read to the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva PUBLISHED : Thursday, 22 March, 2018, 4:16pm - A statement on the human rights situation in Cambodia read by New Zealand on behalf of 45 of the council’s 47 countries, including the United States, Germany, Australia and United Kingdom, said previous optimism had been “replaced by deep concern” regarding a decline in civil and political rights in Cambodia. The statement, which was read to the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, urged Cambodia’s government to reinstate the opposition Cambodian National Rescue Party (CNRP) and all elected members. http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/2138436/45-countries-urge-cambodia-conduct-free-election-release
China	, a member of the UN council, has made no criticism of the Hun Sen government, which is one of Beijing’s most important allies in Southeast Asia after more than three decades in power. http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/2138436/45-countries-urge-cambodia-conduct-free-election-release
US, EU	Cambodia faces U.S., EU action after banning opposition - Reuters https://www.reuters.com/...cambodia.../cambodia-faces-u-s-eu-action-after-banning-o... Nov 16, 2017 - The United States stopped election support for Cambodia with a promise of more "concrete steps" and the European Union threatened vital trade preferences after the main opposition ... The first of those was to end support for the Cambodian National Election Committee ahead of the2018 election, it said. 13 December 2017 - The European Union announced yesterday that it is suspending all support for Cambodia’s National Election Committee, calling credible elections impossible in light of the government’s dissolution of the ruling party’s only legitimate competitor. .. The EU pledged €10 million (more than $11 million) to support the NEC for the 2017 local and 2018 national elections. Edgar in an email yesterday said that “roughly $1 million” had yet to be spent. ..Political analyst Meas Nee agreed, saying that the suspension was proof the EU would not recognise next year’s election results. “An election which is not officially recognised by the international community will cause our country to become a country that doesn’t meet the international requirements,” he said. ..The draft resolution also calls on the EU to “prepare a list of individuals responsible for the dissolution of the opposition and other serious human rights violations in Cambodia” to potentially impose visa restrictions and freeze assets. The US has already taken a similar measure, announcing visa restrictions on officials linked to “undermining democracy”. https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/eu-pulls-nec-support-saying-elections-cannot-be-seen-legitimate-after-cnrp