Cambodia votes in one-sided election, with Hun Sen victory assured


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1/9 Voters turned out for a one-sided election in Cambodia Sunday that will almost certainly result in a landslide victory for Prime Minister Hun Sen and his Cambodian People's Party. Photo by Thomas Maresca/UPI PHNOM PENH, Cambodia -- July 22 (UPI) -- Cambodia headed to the polls on Sunday for an election choreographed to end with only one result: a victory for strongman Hun Sen, extending his nearly 40-year reign as prime minister and paving the way for a dynastic power transfer to his son, Hun Manet. While there are 17 other parties on the ballot, Hun Sen's Cambodian People's...