11.   But while the vote appears to be a foregone conclusion, the wild card remains the Cambodian people.

12.   COMFREL lauded the high turnout of people who registered to vote, saying that it indicated a willingness by the Cambodian people to cast ballots.

13.   Decisions to punish the Phnom Penh government, Hun Sen and Ung Huot wrote, would indirectly help the Khmer Rouge and bring more tragedy to the Cambodian people.

14.   Despite widespread pre-election violence, international observers have generally endorsed the election as free and fair enough to reflect the will of the Cambodian people.

15.   Despite widespread pre-election violence, international observers have generally endorsed the process as free and fair enough to reflect the will of the Cambodian people.

16.   Foreign observers who had monitored voting day and initial counting said the election was free and fair enough to reflect the broad will of the Cambodian people.

17.   Meanwhile, Hun Sen extended thanks to local human rights organizations operating in Phnom Penh, complementing their work in protecting the rights of the Cambodian people.

18.   No less important in the search for justice, is to bring peace, stability and prosperity to the Cambodian people.

19.   Ranariddh is now visiting France with Sihanouk, who released a letter to the Cambodian people this week saying that his son would not pull out of the government.

20.   The interests of the Cambodian people were secondary to the politics of bigger countries.