Cambodia’s Hun Sen coasts to win after opposition silenced

Cambodia’s ruling party has won Sunday’s general election, a widely expected outcome in an election that was slammed by rights groups as illegitimate and ensures long-ruling Prime Minister Hun Sen will serve another five year-term.

Although 20 parties contested the election, the only one with the popularity and organization to mount a real challenge, the Cambodian National Rescue Party, was dissolved last year by the Supreme Court.