Official results confirm Cambodian opposition gains

Opposition leader Kem Sokha casts his ballot earlier this month.

Phnom Penh (AFP) - Cambodian election authorities on Sunday released final results from this month's local polls, confirming that the opposition to the country's strongman leader made significant gains.

More than seven million people voted on June 4, testing the political temperature of a country rife with tension between Prime Minister Hun Sen and an embattled opposition determined to end his more than three-decade rule.