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Long-serving Cambodian prime minister Hun Sen cast his ballot 10 minutes after polls opened in an election in which his party is all but assured a landslide victory thanks to the effective suppression and intimidation of any real opposition that critics say has made a farce of democracy in the Southeast Asian nation. The European Union, United States and other Western countries refused to send observers, saying the election lacked the conditions to be considered free and fair. Advertisement That left only international officials from Russia, China and Guinea-Bissau on hand to watch as Hun Sun voted at a polling…
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