Communal elections ( km, ការបោះឆ្នោតជ្រើសរើសក្រុមប្រឹក្សាឃុំសង្កាត់ អាណត្តិទី៤ ឆ្នាំ២០១៧) were held in

Cambodia Cambodia (; also Kampuchea ; km, កម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: ), officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochinese Peninsula in Southeast Asia, spanning an area of , bordered by Thailan ...

on Sunday, 4 June 2017. The

National Election Committee The National Election Committee (NEC; km, គណៈកម្មាធិការជាតិរៀបចំការបោះឆ្នោត, ) is an independent agency that supervises the national elections of Cambodia. Its official motto is " ...

(NEC) announced that some 7.8 million of 9.6 million eligible Cambodians were registered to cast their ballots. 94,595 candidates from 12 political parties contested the 11,572 commune council seats in 1,646

communes of Cambodia The communes of Cambodia ( '' khum''/ '' sangkat'') are the third-level administrative divisions in Cambodia. They are the subdivisions of the districts and municipalities of Cambodia. Communes can consist of as few as 3 or as many as 30 vill ...

. Voter turnout was a record 90.37%. There were concerns surrounding some irregularities in the polling. The result was a victory for the

Cambodian People's Party The Cambodian People's Party (CPP), UNGEGN: , ALA-LC: ; is a Cambodian political party which has ruled Cambodia since 1979. Founded in 1951, it was originally known as the Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Party (KPRP)., UNGEGN: , ALA-LC: ...

, albeit with a smaller majority, and saw large gains by the

Cambodia National Rescue Party ) , headquarters = , ideology = LiberalismLiberal democracyCivic nationalismPopulismAnti-Vietnamese sentiment , position = Centre , international = Liberal International , affiliation1_title = Regional affili ...

. Ultimately, the strong showing by the opposition led to its dissolve before it could contest the national elections.

Results

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