European Union mission keeps eye on elections

By Dan PoyntonThe Mekong TimesThe European Union (EU) is sending a mission of over 130 observers from 23 EU countries to monitor the July 27 national elections, as the EU says this year’s elections are a crucial event in the country’s development.The EU Election Observation Mission (EOM) is here on invitation by the Cambodian government, and according to an EOM statement, its main objectives are