Cambodia in 2018: requiem for multiparty politics

In 2018, ever-incumbent Prime Minister Hun Sen scored a landslide victory in the Cambodian general elections. Three factors in particular explain this outcome. First, the elimination of the main opposition party, whose strategy of a peaceful election boycott failed. Second, favorable economic condit...

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Main Author: Croissant, Aurel (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: February 26, 2019
In: Asian survey
Year: 2019, Volume: 59, Issue: 1, Pages: 170-176
ISSN:1533-838X
DOI:10.1525/AS.2019.59.1.170
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Author Notes:Aurel Croissant
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Summary:In 2018, ever-incumbent Prime Minister Hun Sen scored a landslide victory in the Cambodian general elections. Three factors in particular explain this outcome. First, the elimination of the main opposition party, whose strategy of a peaceful election boycott failed. Second, favorable economic conditions and government handouts of spoils to constituencies that traditionally supported the opposition. Third, the weak leverage of the United States and the EU, and the Hun Sen regime's strong links with China.
Item Description:Gesehen am 13.12.2019
Physical Description:Online Resource
ISSN:1533-838X
DOI:10.1525/AS.2019.59.1.170