Hun Sen tightens grip on power in Cambodia local poll landslide

Ruling party for over 3 decades takes 74% of vote amid intimidation accusations

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Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen shows the ink on his finger after voting during local council elections at a polling station in Kandal province on Sunday. © EPA/Jiji

SHAUN TURTON and BOPHA PHORN, Contributing Writers

PHNOM PENH -- Cambodia's long-serving Prime Minister Hun Sen maintained his grip on power as his ruling party won nationwide local elections in a landslide.

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