; Whereas, on November 15, 2017, Cambodia’s Supreme Court dissolved the CNRP, resulting in the expulsion of more than 100 CNRP party members from politics for 5 years, including the 55 elected CNRP members in the 123-seat National Assembly; Whereas the next general election in Cambodia is scheduled for July 29, 2018, and the CPP continues to use intimidation and misuse legal mechanisms to weaken political opposition and media organizations in order to retain its power; Whereas Prime Minister Hun Sen threatened more than 5,000 commune councilors and chiefs aligned with the CNRP with the loss of their jobs unless they defected and joined the CPP; Whereas Human Rights Watch reported that local elections held in Cambodia on June 4, 2017, took place in a threatening environment hostile to free speech and genuine political participation, leading to elections that were neither free nor fair ; Whereas international election-monitoring groups reported fundamental flaws in the electoral process and violations of Cambodia's election campaign rules during June's local election; Whereas the Interior Ministry of Cambodia demanded that two election-monitoring organizations cease their activities just months after the local elections, for allegedly violating the LANGO, allowing the CPP to continue to increase restrictions on election monitoring as the 2018 national elections approach; Whereas, on November 16, 2017, President Trump determined that next year’s national elections in Cambodia will not be free and fair and announced his intention to terminate support for the Cambodian National Election Committee and its administration of the election; Whereas despite irregularities in the electoral process, the CNRP made significant gains in local elections compared to previous cycles, making clear that the national elections in 2018, if they are conducted freely and fairly, would be competitive