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Twenty-five out of the 123 lawmakers elected during the July 28 national election are female, the official election results have shown. Sunday.

The figures indicated that the number of women-lawmakers in the upcoming fifth legislature of the National Assembly is lower than that of the previous mandate of 27 female lawmakers.

The National Election Committee released the final election results on Sunday, confirming that the Cambodian People's Party ( CPP) of long-serving Prime Minister Hun Sen won the victory with 68 seats and the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) of long- time opposition leader Sam Rainsy took the remaining 55 seats.

We invite you to read the full artcile published September 9, 2013

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Twenty-five out of the 123 lawmakers elected during the July 28 national election are female, the official election results have shown. Sunday.

The figures indicated that the number of women-lawmakers in the upcoming fifth legislature of the National Assembly is lower than that of the previous mandate of 27 female lawmakers.

The National Election Committee released the final election results on Sunday, confirming that the Cambodian People's Party ( CPP) of long-serving Prime Minister Hun Sen won the victory with 68 seats and the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) of long- time opposition leader Sam Rainsy took the remaining 55 seats.

We invite you to read the full artcile published September 9, 2013

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