Cambodian PM sets July 23, 2023 for general election

Phnom Penh, June 29 Cambodia sets July 23, 2023 as the date for the seventh National Assembly election, according to a decision signed by the country's Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen on Wednesday.

"Minister in charge of the Council of Ministers, interior minister, economy and finance minister, all ministers, and heads of all relevant institutions must carry out this decision with high efficiency from the date of signature," Xinhua news agency reported quoting the Prime Minister.

The southeast Asian country holds the general election once every five years.

In the last general election on July 29, 2018, the prime minister's ruling Cambodian People's Party won all the 125 seats in the National Assembly.

Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor