PoliticsCambodia's reborn opposition under pressure ahead of local polls
EU has warned nation could face further sanctions in event of unfair election
Cambodia's Candlelight Party supporters marching during the campaign for the June 5 communal elections in Phnom Penh on May 21. © AP
SHAUN TURTON and BOPHA PHORN, Contributing Writers
PHNOM PENH -- A renewed grassroots force in Cambodian politics is taking on Prime Minister Hun Sen's ruling party in nationwide local elections this weekend, thereby becoming the latest target of a crackdown on opponents that has intensified in recent years.