| ID | 164958 |
| Title Proper | Cambodia in 2018 |
| Other Title Information | requiem for multiparty politics |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Croissant, Aurel |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | In 2018, ever-incumbent Prime Minister Hun Sen scored a landslide victory in the Cambodian general elections. Three factors in particular explain this outcome. First, the elimination of the main opposition party, whose strategy of a peaceful election boycott failed. Second, favorable economic conditions and government handouts of spoils to constituencies that traditionally supported the opposition. Third, the weak leverage of the United States and the EU, and the Hun Sen regime’s strong links with China. |
| `In' analytical Note | Asian Survey Vol. 59, No.1; Jan-Feb 2019: p.170-176 |
| Journal Source | Asian Survey Vol: 59 No 1 |
| Key Words | Authoritarianism ; Elections ; Repression ; Succession ; Cambodia-China Relations |