The Main Opposition Party in Cambodia, the Candlelight Party, may not be able to compete in the upcoming July 23 election because the Ministry of Interior is refusing to reissue a registration certificate. If this happens, it is almost certain that Prime Minister Hun Sen's ruling Cambodia's People's Party will win easily. The snag appears to be over paperwork - the Candlelight Party submitted its application, along with other parties, to run in the election on May 6, two days before the deadline, but the Interior Ministry has submitted a statement to the National Election Committee confirming the party's registration, but the commission says it needs the more formal certificate dating back from 1998, when the party first registered itself. If the party is not able to register for the election, it will file an appeal to the Constitutional Council. Meanwhile, King Norodom Sihamoni has pardoned nine opposition party activists after they apologized to Hun Sen and joined with the ruling Cambodian People's Party. Hun Sen has been

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