PHNOMPENH,Feb.25(Xinhua)--TherulingCambodianPeople'sParty(CPP)wonasweepingvictoryinthefifthelectionforthecountry'sSenate,ortheupperhouseoftheparliament,onSunday,apartyspokespersonsaid.CPPspokespersonSokEysan,citingpreliminaryresults,saidtheCPPwonagreatmajorityofthevotesintheelection."TheCPPwonatleast50ofthe58Senateseatsupforgrabs,ormorethan80percentofthetotalvotes,"hetoldXinhua."ThisisanothergreatsuccessfortheCPPafterwewonalandslidevictoryinthegeneralelectioninJuly2023,"thespokespersonsaid.HeconfirmedthatformerPrimeMinisterSamdechTechoHunSen,the71-year-oldpresidentoftheCPP,willtakeoverasthepresidentoftheSenateaftertheelection,whowouldbeactingheadofstatewhenthekingisoverseas.Heldeverysixyears,theSenateelectionisbyanon-universalsuffrageasonlymembersoftheNationalAssembly,orthelowerhouse,andcommunecouncilorsacrosstheSoutheastAsiancountryareeligibletocastballots.TheSenatehas62seats,butthevotewasheldfor58seatsastwosenatorswillbeappointedbyCambodianKingNorodomSihamoniandtwoothersbytheNationalAssembly.FourpoliticalpartiestookpartinSunday'selection.TheyweretheCPP,theroyalistFuncinpecParty,theKhmerWillPartyandtheNationPowerParty.TheNationalElectionCommittee(NEC)said11,730,or99.86percent,ofthe11,747eligiblevoters(125NationalAssemblymembersand11,622communecouncilors)votedinSunday'selectionatatotalof33pollingstationsacrossthecountry.NECpreliminaryresultsshowedthattheCPPreceived10,052votes,theKhmerWillPartyearned1,394votes,theNationPowerPartygained234votes,andtheroyalistFuncinpecPartygot19votes.NECchiefPrachChansaidtemporaryresultswillbereleasedonFeb.29andtheofficialoneswithallocationsofseatswillbeannouncedbetweenMarch4and6ifthereisnocomplaintfiledbyanypoliticalpartyagainsttheresults."Overall,theelectionwasconductedsmoothly,withnoanyreportsofviolenceorintimidation,"hesaidinapressbriefing."Itwasafreeandfairelectionforallcontestingpoliticalparties."KinPhea,director-generaloftheInternationalRelationsInstituteofCambodia,athinktankundertheRoyalAcademyofCambodia,saidtheCPPdeservedthelandslidevictoryandthatHunSenisthebestqualifiedcandidateforthepositionoftheSenatepresident."Hewillbestservethenation'sinterests,strengthenandbroadenrelationsandcooperationwithfriendlycountries,"hetoldXinhua."AndIbelievethatunderhisleadership,bilateralrelationsandcooperationbetweenCambodiaandChinawillbeevenstrongerandcloser."Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.