National Election Committee Explained

National Election Committee
Type:Committee
Native Name:Central Khmer: គណៈកម្មាធិការជាតិរៀបចំការបោះឆ្នោត
Formed:19 December 1997
Headquarters:275 Norodom Blvd, Phnom Penh, Cambodia 12301
Budget:$21,000,000 (2013)
Chief1 Name:Prach Chan
Chief1 Position:Chairman

The National Election Committee (NEC; Central Khmer: គណៈកម្មាធិការជាតិរៀបចំការបោះឆ្នោត|translit=knkammeathikear cheate riebcham karbaochhnaot, Central Khmer: គ.ជ.ប., KChB) is an independent agency that supervises the national elections of Cambodia.[1]

Its official motto is "Independence, Neutrality, Truthfulness, Justice and Transparency".

Members

NamePositionParty
Sik Bun HokChairmanCPP
Mean SatikMemberCPP
Duch SornMemberCPP
Hing ThirithMemberCNRP
Em SophathMemberCPP
Hang PutheaMemberNeutral

Criticism

The opposition Cambodian National Rescue Party (CNRP) accused the NEC of committing corruption and affiliated with the ruling Cambodian People's Party. In November 2017, Kuoy Bunroeun, Rong Chhun and Te Manirong of the NEC resigned in protest against the dissolution of the CNRP and the reassignment of its parliamentary seats to minor parties.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.nec.gov.kh
  2. News: Opposition Members Quit Cambodia's Electoral Body in Protest of Party's Dissolution. Radio Free Asia. 2017-11-20. 2021-01-25.