The Cambodian National Assembly approved the amendment of the
Constitution to make the National Election Committee (NEC) a
constitutionally mandated and independent body on October 1.
According to the bill, the new NEC comprises nine members and has a five-year term.
120 out of 123 law-makers attended the vote. Both the Cambodian Prime
Minister Hun Sen and the President of the oppositional Cambodia National
Rescue Party (CNRP) Sam Rainsy participated in the session.-VNA