Hun Sen's party rebuffs election boycott calls with high turnout

Results' legitimacy questioned due to intimidation and other strong-arm tactics

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Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen will have more power than he ever has before in his 33-year rule. (Photo by Akira Kodaka)

YUKAKO ONO, Nikkei staff writer

PHNOM PENH -- Cambodia's ruling party won big in Sunday's general election, which despite calls for a boycott from officials of a forcibly dissolved opposition party had a higher voter turnout than the previous national election, back in 2013.

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