In Cambodia poll, opposition hopes high but Hun Sen seen retaining power


  • World
  • Sunday, 21 Jul 2013

TUOL TACHEN, Cambodia (Reuters) - After 28 years of rule by Hun Sen, Asia's longest-serving prime minister, the rallying cry for Cambodia's opposition ahead of next week's election is obvious, and it appears to be attracting an unprecedented number of voters.

"Change, change!" senior opposition politician Kem Sokha shouted through a microphone to a crowd of several hundred villagers in the southern province of Takeo. "July 28 is the day that we will end this dictatorship regime."

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