Cambodia’s Ruling Party Claims Victory in Much-Criticized Election

Cambodia’s Ruling Party Claims Victory in Much-Criticized Election
Cambodia's Prime Minister and President of the Cambodian People's Party (CPP) Hun Sen and his wife Bun Rany show their stained fingers at a polling station during a general election in Takhmao, Kandal province, Cambodia July 29, 2018. Reuters/Samrang Pring
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PHNOM PENH—Cambodia’s ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) said on Sunday that it had won a general election that rights groups said was neither free nor fair due to voter intimidation and the absence of any significant challenger to Prime Minister Hun Sen.