Cambodia's opposition enters Dark Ages as Hun Sen secures power

Disbanded party activists to confront hardship of increasingly authoritarian state

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Prior to the election, members of the dissolved opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party were transported in a police vehicle to attend a verdict announcement in Phnom Penh on May 10.

GEORGE WRIGHT and MECH DARA, Contributing writers

PHNOM PENH -- With Prime Minister Hun Sen firmly back in power after securing an expected victory in Cambodia's national election on Sunday, the future of opposition politicians has turned bleak in the increasingly authoritarian state.

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