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Commune Elections in Cambodia: 1981 Foundations and 2002 Reformulations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 April 2004

MARGARET SLOCOMB
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Abstract

In February 2002, Cambodians voted in a multi-party contest for commune councils to govern at the sub-district level in accordance with the Law on Commune/Sangkat Administrative Management promulgated in March 2001. Foreign observers regarded this election as a crucial stage in democratic consolidation. Communes, however, were elected in 1981 and much consolidation of their function occurred during the regime of the People's Republic of Kampuchea. Whether the commune council will differ radically from the commune People's Revolutionary Committee is debatable.

Type
Research Article
Information
Modern Asian Studies , Volume 38 , Issue 2 , May 2004 , pp. 447 - 467
Copyright
© 2004 Cambridge University Press

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