Cambodia's 7thgeneral election commences

Cambodia held its seventh general election on Sunday with 18 political parties taking part in the race, a National Election Committee spokesman said.More than 9.7 million eligible voters were expected to cast their ballots in the election, which is held once every five years to elect the members of parliament for the 125-seat National Assembly.

Polling began at 7:00 a.m. local time at all 23,789 polling stations across the country. The preliminary results are expected to be announced on Sunday evening and Monday morning, with the official results to be released on August 9.