Description of Electoral System:

(Courtesy of IFES election guide)

The King is chosen by a Royal Throne Council. In the Senate, 2 members are appointed by the monarch to serve 5-year terms, 2 members are elected by the National Assembly to serve 5-year terms and 57 members are elected by functional constituencies to serve 5-year terms. In the National Assembly 123 members are elected by popular vote to serve 5-year terms.

Electoral Systems Snapshot

(Courtesy of International IDEA)

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Politics of Cambodia

DID YOU KNOW?

“In Cambodia, Buddhist monks do not vote despite their constitutional right.”

    “In Cambodia, cell           phone text                     messaging                     services     were             switched off a     day     ahead of                         elections, which the     government called a     two-day "tranquility     period" to keep             voters from being         flooded with                     campaign                       messages.”

(Courtesy of Wikipedia)

The politics of Cambodia formally takes place according to the nation's constitution (enacted in 1993) in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic monarchy, whereby the Prime Minister of Cambodia is the head of government, and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the two chambers of parliament, the National Assembly of Cambodia and the Senate.