Wars and rumors of wars...

So, I wanted to put up a small post about what's happening over here right now. Some of you - those who are up on current events - may be wondering how the recent elections are affecting Cambodia.

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Right now, as rumor and some local facebookers, bloggers, and Cambodian news outlets would have it, both major parties won. Or lost. Maybe both at the same time.

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Also, one or both parties have called in supporters to rally in Phnom Penh, or called in troops from Vietnam. Or both.

Courtesy Phnom Penh Post, Sam Rainsy rally.

Supposedly one party's more radical supporters threatened to blow up structures if their side lost.

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Right now, you're thinking it's getting bad over here. Why is this crazy dude sticking around? You want the truth?

Both parties sat down and talked. Yes, talked! There was mutual consensus that the election results were to be carefully examined and votes re-counted (There's no direct Khmai translation for "Dangling Chad"). Each side is still claiming either victory or revenge even after the results were published, but aside from a few minor traffic jams, no real difference has been seen at the street level.

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Of course, the two parties getting together might've been something reminiscent of Star Wars (Bad guy controlled both sides of the conflict, etc). Who knows?  For now, life goes on. People sleep, eat, and ride their motos on the sidewalk - sometimes all at once.

Nothing an etch-a-sketch can't fix.

Moral of the story? Don't believe everything you read. Life is far better than people give it credit for.

Words to live by... in Khmai.

Keep calm and eat rice. :)