Cambodian election parades
Today is the national elections in Cambodia. The third one since the democracy was reinstated in 1993 and Hun Sen, prime minister since 1985, is expected to win yet again with his Cambodia People Party.
With each national elections, violence has decreased, and this one looks to be pretty smooth, with demonstrations by rival parties being allowed – normally it is unlawful to organise a mass of people on the streets. Parties have taken advantage of this window of opportunity to rally up supporters and go on a parade throughout Cambodia.
The people here certainly seem very much the opposite of apathetic people in the UK where perhaps as much as 40% of the UK electorate votes. I suspect the incentive is stemming from being a young democracy and the recent bloody past remains a constant reminder of how bad things can get.
Cambodia election parades
Cambodian election parades
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