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Cambodian women remain to face different forms of discrimination and violence against them in their political participation and interests; it is a serious issue although their political rights and participation are fully guaranteed by the Cambodian Constitution and the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW).

Female candidates were still low in number, and the amount of elected women​parliamentarians decreased with the change from the 5^th legislature of 2013 to the 6^th legislature of 2018. The continuing gender inequality is due to the following…