Some 7.87 million Cambodians register to vote in upcoming elections
Xinhua, December 1, 2016 Adjust font size:
Some 7.87 million out of total 9.66 million eligible voters had registered to cast their ballots in two major elections in upcoming years, according to a National Election Committee (NEC) press release on Thursday.
The NEC launched a nationwide computerized voter registration on Sept. 1 and ended on Nov. 30.
According to the press release, about 7.87 million citizens, or 81.47 percent of the eligible voters, had registered during the three-month voter registration period.
NEC's member Em Sophat estimated on Wednesday that more than 1 million citizens have not come to register for the upcoming elections.
"Over one million migrant workers living abroad have not returned to register to vote in the upcoming elections," he said in a meeting with stakeholders.
He added that some hospitalized patients, elderly people, and disabled persons have also failed to register.
The Southeast Asian country is gearing up for two major elections, namely the commune election on June 4, 2017 and the national election on July 29, 2018. Endit