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The ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) won general elections held on Sunday in the country, whose legitimacy has been questioned after the banning of the main opposition party.
According to the preliminary results broadcasted by state television, the party has imposed itself in the 25 provinces with more than 80% of the valid votes cast.
The results, which the electoral commission plans to officially announce on August 15, would allow the formation to win the great majority of the 125 seats in the parliament that were at stake in the vote.
The verdict of the polls also allows to extend five years more the mandate of the prime minister, Hun Sen, who has held the post since 1985 and who shortly after the close of the polls thanked the electorate.
More than 8 million Cambodians were called to the polls in these elections to which nineteen other candidates were presented, among which was not the opposition party, which had called for a boycott of the vote.
The electoral commission denied any effect of the boycott by placing participation at 82%, thirteen points more than five years ago.
The offensive against the opposition, which spread to civil society and the independent press, has multiplied the voices that in recent weeks have questioned the cleanliness of the vote and denounced the drift of Cambodia towards a single-party state and a greater authoritarianism. (July 30, 2018, EFE/Practica Español)
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Comprehension
Lee la noticia y responde a las preguntas. (Read the news and answer the questions.)
Question 1 |
de los resultados unas elecciones en Camboya.
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de unas declaraciones del primer ministro de Camboya. | |
del comienzo de la campaña electoral de las elecciones generales en Camboya. |
Question 2 |
el partido de Hun Sen no se ha presentado a estos comicios. | |
el partido de Hun Sen no obtendrá la mayoría absoluta en el Parlamento.
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el partido de Hun Sen obtuvo un excelente resultado en estas elecciones.
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Question 3 |
nadie piensa que pudo haber fraude en estas elecciones.
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hay dudas sobre la legitimidad de estas elecciones. | |
el partido de la oposición considera que estas elecciones son legítimas y transparentes. |
Question 4 |
animó a los camboyanos a votar por el partido gobernante. | |
no se presentó a estas elecciones porque no tenían un candidato. | |
no se presentó a estas elecciones porque fue ilegalizado. |
Question 5 |
Así es.
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No se sabe. | |
Para nada.
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Question 6 |
Hun Sen está gobernando Camboya desde hace más de tres décadas. | |
esta sería la primera vez que Hun Sen gana unas elecciones en Camboya. | |
Hun Sen está gobernando Camboya desde hace más de 40 años. |
Question 7 |
No se sabe. | |
Es verdad.
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Para nada. |
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