Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Thursday opposition calls to boycott elections failed as he celebrated his “crystal clear” victory in the uncontested vote in a speech to thousands of garment workers, the Agence France-Presse reports. Hun Sen, won a landslide election victory on Sunday, re-elected with an estimated 80% of the vote, with his party, the CPP, taking at least 100 of 125 parliamentary seats, a result that was seen as a foregone conclusion after a months-long brutal crackdown destroyed all opposition, according to The Guardian. In its August 1 editorial, the Nikkei Asian Review argues against calls for economic sanctions to spur reforms in Cambodia, fearing that such a move would make the country become more dependent on China.