Cambodia’s ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) said on Sunday that it won a general election that rights groups said was neither free nor fair, The Straits Times reports. Human Rights Watch (HRW) and the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) said in a statement on Thursday that the election would pave the way for Prime Minister Hun Sen to cement his uncontested power in Cambodia, adding that the election process was deeply flawed. The Supreme Court on November last year ruled to dissolve the Cambodia National Rescue Party, ending the only existing electoral threat to Hun Sen’s grip on power in the Kingdom. The historic ruling also bans 118 of the party’s senior officials from politics for five years – including party president Kem Sokha and exiled former leader Sam Rainsy.