Cambodia PM Hun Sen says 2018 election result does not need international recognitionPHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Cambodia s long-serving Prime Minister Hun Sen on Friday said the 2018 national election result does not require international recognition to be valid   the latest sign of his determination to hold on to power after almost 33 years in office. Hun Sen s ruling Cambodian People s Party (CPP) has gone after critics including members of the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) in recent months in what opponents say is a bid to strengthen its grip on power ahead of the vote. A court will rule on Nov. 16 whether to dissolve the CNRP after the government filed a lawsuit demanding its dissolution.  Hun Sen s critics accuse him of trying to turn the country into a one-party state. Acrimony between the two parties has risen steadily, with Hun Sen threatening war should his party lose the 2018 poll. Opposition leader Kem Sokha was charged with treason in September after being accused by the government of plotting to overthrow its leaders with the backing of the United States. Rights group say Kem Sokha was jailed on trumped-up charges. Half of Cambodia s opposition MPs have fled the country. Some rights groups have urged the EU and Japan to consider halting their funding for Cambodia s election panel if the government succeeds in dissolving the opposition. Speaking at a youth event in the capital Phnom Penh, Hun Sen said the election will he held on July 29 regardless of whether there is foreign funding or not.  The National Election Committee (NEC) will announce the final results ... there will be no need for anybody to recognize it or not, we don t need it,  he said. His remarks come after voter registration closed on Thursday with two thirds of voters still unregistered. Som Sorida, deputy secretary-general at the NEC, said 536,230 eligible voters had registered out of a target of 1.6 million.   Many of the 1.6 million people are migrant workers abroad,  Som Sorida told Reuters.  We don t expect that they would come to register to vote.  The NEC said a total 8.3 million people in Cambodia had signed up to vote overall. Koul Panha, director of the Committee for Free and Fair Elections in Cambodia, said that the low turnout was  partly due to intimidation and political tension.   worldnews
cambodia pm hun sen says election result need international recognitionphnom pen reuters cambodia prime minister hun sen friday said national election result require international recognition valid latest sign determination hold power almost years office hun sen ruling cambodia people party cpp gone critics including members opposition cambodia national rescue party corp recent months opponents say bid strengthen grip power ahead vote a court rule whether dissolve corp government filed lawsuit demanding dissolution hun sen critics accuse trying turn country state acrimony two parties risen steadily hun sen threatening war party lose poll opposition leader kem sha charged treason september accused government plotting overthrow leaders backing united states rights group say kem sha jailed charges half cambodia opposition mps fled country some rights groups urged eu japan consider halting funding cambodia election panel government succeeds dissolving opposition speaking youth event capital whom pen hun sen said election held july regardless whether foreign funding the national election committee nec announce final results need anybody recognize need said his remarks come voter registration closed thursday two thirds voters still unregistered som solid deputy nec said eligible voters registered target million many million people migrant workers abroad som solid told reuters we expect would come register vote the nec said total million people cambodia signed vote overall soul panda director committee free fair elections cambodia said low turnout partly due intimidation political tension worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Cambodia PM Hun Sen says 2018 election result does not need international recognitionPHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Cambodia s long-serving Prime Minister Hun Sen on Friday said the 2018 national election result does not require international recognition to be valid   the latest sign of his determination to hold on to power after almost 33 years in office. Hun Sen s ruling Cambodian People s Party (CPP) has gone after critics including members of the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) in recent months in what opponents say is a bid to strengthen its grip on power ahead of the vote. A court will rule on Nov. 16 whether to dissolve the CNRP after the government filed a lawsuit demanding its dissolution.  Hun Sen s critics accuse him of trying to turn the country into a one-party state. Acrimony between the two parties has risen steadily, with Hun Sen threatening war should his party lose the 2018 poll. Opposition leader Kem Sokha was charged with treason in September after being accused by the government of plotting to overthrow its leaders with the backing of the United States. Rights group say Kem Sokha was jailed on trumped-up charges. Half of Cambodia s opposition MPs have fled the country. Some rights groups have urged the EU and Japan to consider halting their funding for Cambodia s election panel if the government succeeds in dissolving the opposition. Speaking at a youth event in the capital Phnom Penh, Hun Sen said the election will he held on July 29 regardless of whether there is foreign funding or not.  The National Election Committee (NEC) will announce the final results ... there will be no need for anybody to recognize it or not, we don t need it,  he said. His remarks come after voter registration closed on Thursday with two thirds of voters still unregistered. Som Sorida, deputy secretary-general at the NEC, said 536,230 eligible voters had registered out of a target of 1.6 million.   Many of the 1.6 million people are migrant workers abroad,  Som Sorida told Reuters.  We don t expect that they would come to register to vote.  The NEC said a total 8.3 million people in Cambodia had signed up to vote overall. Koul Panha, director of the Committee for Free and Fair Elections in Cambodia, said that the low turnout was  partly due to intimidation and political tension.   worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: cambodia pm hun sen says election result need international recognitionphnom pen reuters cambodia prime minister hun sen friday said national election result require international recognition valid latest sign determination hold power almost years office hun sen ruling cambodia people party cpp gone critics including members opposition cambodia national rescue party corp recent months opponents say bid strengthen grip power ahead vote a court rule whether dissolve corp government filed lawsuit demanding dissolution hun sen critics accuse trying turn country state acrimony two parties risen steadily hun sen threatening war party lose poll opposition leader kem sha charged treason september accused government plotting overthrow leaders backing united states rights group say kem sha jailed charges half cambodia opposition mps fled country some rights groups urged eu japan consider halting funding cambodia election panel government succeeds dissolving opposition speaking youth event capital whom pen hun sen said election held july regardless whether foreign funding the national election committee nec announce final results need anybody recognize need said his remarks come voter registration closed thursday two thirds voters still unregistered som solid deputy nec said eligible voters registered target million many million people migrant workers abroad som solid told reuters we expect would come register vote the nec said total million people cambodia signed vote overall soul panda director committee free fair elections cambodia said low turnout partly due intimidation political tension worldnews