The European Union sent 130 election observers from 22
different countries across Cambodia
Tuesday.
The EU observers will watch the opening of polling stations,
the transmission of ballots and the vote count, said Elson Graham, deputy chief
of the observer mission.
Graham
said the main objectives of the election observers are to strengthen respect
for human rights and the rule of law, to deter fraud , to enhance public
confidence in the election process and to contribute to conflict resolution.
The EU will also follow complaints from political parties.
Sunday's election will utilize more than 15,000 polling
stations. The National Election Committee has accepted 24,000 national
observers and 400 international observers.
Hang Puthea, executive director of the Neutral and Impartial
Committee for Free and Fair Elections in Cambodia, said the number of
observers was not enough.
Koul Panha, executive director of the Committee for Free and
Fair Elections, said he would send his 10,000 observers to the provinces on
Friday.
NEC Secretary-General Tep Nitha said the observers were
playing an important role to ensure the election would be free and fair.
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