ACKNOWLEDGEMENT = 6
CHAPTER 1. Introduction = 10
1. ANFRELmission to Cambodia = 11
2. Elections in the context of Cambodian history = 16
3. Background information on the commune council elections = 25
CHAPTER 2. Major contending issues during the pre election period
1. Neutrality of electoral officials = 28
2. Voter's access to the registration process = 30
3. Transparency of the Voter registration process = 31
4. Residency certificate = 32
5. Relations between cambodian election monitoring organizations and electoral officials = 33
6. Election-related violence = 35
CHAPTER 3. Pre-Election day observation
1. Political violence and intimidation = 37
2. Vote buying = 47
3. Unequal access to the media = 49
4. Partiality of electoral authorities = 51
5. Partiality of law enforcement and securiy authorities = 54
6. Voter education = 55
7. Readiness of polling station officials = 56
8. Campaign strategies and situation = 57
CHAPTER 4. Election day observation
1. Political atmosphere = 60
2. Administration of polling stations = 61
3. Serious irregularities = 63
CHAPTER 5. Post-Election day observation
1. Results of the commune council elections and the functioning of commune councils = 65
2. Post-Election intimidation, violence, irregularities and complain = 68
CHAPTER 6 : Anfrel follow-up as activities = 71
CHAPTER 7 : Conclusions and recommendations = 74
Chronology of political events = 82
Appendix = 91
ANFREL News = 118
References = 120
CHAPTER 1. Introduction = 10
1. ANFRELmission to Cambodia = 11
2. Elections in the context of Cambodian history = 16
3. Background information on the commune council elections = 25
CHAPTER 2. Major contending issues during the pre election period
1. Neutrality of electoral officials = 28
2. Voter's access to the registration process = 30
3. Transparency of the Voter registration process = 31
4. Residency certificate = 32
5. Relations between cambodian election monitoring organizations and electoral officials = 33
6. Election-related violence = 35
CHAPTER 3. Pre-Election day observation
1. Political violence and intimidation = 37
2. Vote buying = 47
3. Unequal access to the media = 49
4. Partiality of electoral authorities = 51
5. Partiality of law enforcement and securiy authorities = 54
6. Voter education = 55
7. Readiness of polling station officials = 56
8. Campaign strategies and situation = 57
CHAPTER 4. Election day observation
1. Political atmosphere = 60
2. Administration of polling stations = 61
3. Serious irregularities = 63
CHAPTER 5. Post-Election day observation
1. Results of the commune council elections and the functioning of commune councils = 65
2. Post-Election intimidation, violence, irregularities and complain = 68
CHAPTER 6 : Anfrel follow-up as activities = 71
CHAPTER 7 : Conclusions and recommendations = 74
Chronology of political events = 82
Appendix = 91
ANFREL News = 118
References = 120