Cambodians vote in local election test for new opposition party

FILE PHOTO: Opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party lawmaker Son Chhay speaks during a news conference in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, September 25, 2017. REUTERS/Samrang Pring/File Photo

PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Cambodians voted in local elections on Sunday as a fledgling opposition movement sought to claw back support and mount a challenge to the party of longtime leader Hun Sen.

Authorities under the ruling Cambodian People's Party have in recent years moved to crush dissent with more than 100 opposition members jailed under charges including treason, prompting international criticism of Hun Sen, who has ruled for 37 years.