In Bavet, Election Ushers in New Blood

By Sun Narin, VOA Khmer

Phouk Prathna, 25, from the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), will be the commune councilor for Bavet commune, Svay Rieng province, Cambodia, June 27, 2017. (Sun Narin/ VOA Khmer)

SVAY RIENG PROVINCE — Phouk Prathna is one of the youngest local councilors elected to run a local authority in this month’s local elections.

At just 25 years old, the Cambodia National Rescue Party councilor for Bavet in Svay Rieng province, near the border with Vietnam, was one of four officials elected on a CNRP ticket here.