PHNOM PENH: Member of the Central Committee of the Cambodian People's Party (CPP) and Vice Chairman of the Phnom Penh Municipal Party Committee, Nuon Pharath, said that the number of CPP party members in Phnom Penh has increased to more than 705,000: an overwhelming majority of the 900,000 registered voters in the city.

Speaking at a ceremony to welcome 1,400 new members from a former opposition party at the CPP headquarters on 9 April 2023, Nuon Pharath said that there are currently 703,919 members of the CPP and the new additions to the party put their numbers at over 705,000.

"You can see the Cambodian People’s Party is the biggest, strongest, most victorious and most able to seize opportunities to lead the people and the country into the future, so joining the party is one of the best decisions to make," he said.

Cambodia will hold a national election on 23 July 2023. Phnom Penh is the largest constituency of the National Assembly, holding 12 out of 25 seats.