The Paris Peace Accord in 1991 put an end to the civil war in Cambodia and paved the way for the estab- lishment of democracy in Cambodia. Since the 1993 UN sponsored election, Cambodia has made efforts to rehabilitate governance in various sectors, including local governance. In 2001 Cambodia enacted two laws pertinent to local governance – a law on the administration and management of communes and a law on commune council elections. The commune council is the lowest level of the Cambodian public administra- tion system and ensures good governance at the local level. With these laws Cambodia successfully held three commune council elections in 2002, 2008, and 2012.
Local Governance in Cambodia
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