By Mondol Keo
Radio Free Asia
Translated from Khmer by Socheata
The Sam Rainsy party have met to officially decide to send a letter asking the National Election Committee (NEC) to extend the review process for the voting list and the voting registration. According to plan, the NEC is limiting the review process to 20 days starting from 01 October to 20 October 2006.
Kuoy Bun Roeun, SRP MP, told RFA on Sunday morning that the review of the voter information card with the national ID or with various other identity documents showed that there are about 80% of discrepancies. Therefore, SRP believes that the 20-day limit is not sufficient for the population to make the necessary changes.
Kuoy Bun Roeun said: “We want the NEC to review the extension of the time for the review of names, as well as the voting registration.”
However, Tep Nitha, NEC secretary-general, claimed that if the review of the population names indicates discrepancies, he believes that the 20-day period is sufficient. Furthermore, had already provided clerical help to offices where the population is large, and where there are a lot of discrepancies.
Tep Nitha said: “The NEC had sufficiently provided for the review of the voting list and the voting registration.”
Monh Saphan, Funcinpec MP, said that his party has no request and no protest, but that his party is preparing the sample document providing the background and address of candidates, also known as 1018 example form, to fulfill the regulation for members of political parties can vote on. “Yesterday, during the meeting, there was no discussion of extension,” Monh Saphan said.
Cheam Yiep, CPP MP, said that the CPP is following the NEC schedule. “The CPP has nothing to ask about the extension.”
Estimates by the NEC indicate that the Cambodian population of voting age in April 2007 will number 7,291,084.
In 2005, the number of registered voters is 6,713,879. Therefore, 572,005 people must register to vote.
Kuoy Bun Roeun, SRP MP, told RFA on Sunday morning that the review of the voter information card with the national ID or with various other identity documents showed that there are about 80% of discrepancies. Therefore, SRP believes that the 20-day limit is not sufficient for the population to make the necessary changes.
Kuoy Bun Roeun said: “We want the NEC to review the extension of the time for the review of names, as well as the voting registration.”
However, Tep Nitha, NEC secretary-general, claimed that if the review of the population names indicates discrepancies, he believes that the 20-day period is sufficient. Furthermore, had already provided clerical help to offices where the population is large, and where there are a lot of discrepancies.
Tep Nitha said: “The NEC had sufficiently provided for the review of the voting list and the voting registration.”
Monh Saphan, Funcinpec MP, said that his party has no request and no protest, but that his party is preparing the sample document providing the background and address of candidates, also known as 1018 example form, to fulfill the regulation for members of political parties can vote on. “Yesterday, during the meeting, there was no discussion of extension,” Monh Saphan said.
Cheam Yiep, CPP MP, said that the CPP is following the NEC schedule. “The CPP has nothing to ask about the extension.”
Estimates by the NEC indicate that the Cambodian population of voting age in April 2007 will number 7,291,084.
In 2005, the number of registered voters is 6,713,879. Therefore, 572,005 people must register to vote.
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