11.   Hun Sen hoped that new election would restore his legitimacy in the eyes of the international community and foreign aid lost after his takeover.

12.   One reason for Hun Sen to hold the election is to try to restore his legitimacy in the eyes of the international community.

13.   The formation of a new government following elections should restore international legitimacy.

14.   The installation of a new elected government should restore international legitimacy.

15.   The voting is aimed at restoring legitimacy to the government in Cambodia, where Hun Sen deposed his co-premier, Prince Norodom Ranariddh, in a coup last July.

16.   The vote was seen as necessary to restore international legitimacy and aid lost after Hun Sen deposed Ranariddh as co-prime minister in a bloody coup last year.

17.   On Saturday state radio said the elections would allow Arafat to restore his legitimacy in the eyes of the Palestinian people.