Phnom Penh) (FN), Aug 15 – The Chairman of the National Election Committee, Sik Bun Hok, has confirmed that 1,412,149 new voters will need to register in 2017.

The confirmation was made on Tuesday during a meeting meant to disseminate population statistics, the voting schedule, and update the list of voters and polling stations.

The total population of Cambodia is 15,883,250 people, of which 9,788,239 million are eligible voters. However, only 7,865,033 were registered as of last year.

The update of the voter list and a voter registration will begin from September 1 to November 9, 2017.

Elections will be held July 29, 2018 throughout the country's 23,470 polling stations.
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