Cambodian Prince Norodom Ranariddh told local media by phone from France late on Wednesday that he plans to create a new political party to participate in the commune election starting on April 1, 2007 as well as the next general election in 2008.
"A new political party will occur in the upcoming months," said the prince, who is now on a teaching journey in France.
Ranariddh was ousted as president of the co-ruling Funcinpec Party here on Wednesday, due to the party members' dissatisfaction with his long overseas stay and unwillingness to cooperate with Prime Minister Hun Sen.
Keo Puth Rasmey, 54, his younger brother-in-law, replaced him.
"I name the new political party after my name as Norodom Ranariddh Party, because in Cambodia, law is on the mouth of individuals," he told VOA (Voice of America) and Radio Free Asia reporters in Phnom Penh on Wednesday.
The new party will be an opposition party, because Funcinpec's current leaders are in alliance with the major ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP) while the Sam Rainsy Party also shares power with CPP led by Hun Sen, he said.
On Wednesday, in addition to Rasmey's appointment, Minister of Rural Development Lu Lay Sreng was elected as the first vice- president; Prince Sisowath Sirirath, who was former Minister of Defense and former Ambassador to the United Nations, as second vice president; Nhiek Bun Chhay re-elected as secretary general; and Ranariddh appointed as historic president of the party.
Hun Sen and other major CPP leaders have congratulated the election of new leaders of Funcinpec.
Ranariddh rejected the title of historic president and prepared to file a lawsuit against Nhiek Bun Chhay for breaking the party's by-law to convene the election.
Royalist Funcipec was established by Sihanouk in 1980 to fight against the Vietnamese troops. It won the general election in 1993 to form the kingdom's first democratic government, under which Ranariddh was First Prime Minister and Hun Sen the second. In 1997, the prince was removed from his position in a coup engineered by Hun Sen, who in 1998 won the election and headed the cabinet ever since.
Source: Xinhua
"A new political party will occur in the upcoming months," said the prince, who is now on a teaching journey in France.
Ranariddh was ousted as president of the co-ruling Funcinpec Party here on Wednesday, due to the party members' dissatisfaction with his long overseas stay and unwillingness to cooperate with Prime Minister Hun Sen.
Keo Puth Rasmey, 54, his younger brother-in-law, replaced him.
"I name the new political party after my name as Norodom Ranariddh Party, because in Cambodia, law is on the mouth of individuals," he told VOA (Voice of America) and Radio Free Asia reporters in Phnom Penh on Wednesday.
The new party will be an opposition party, because Funcinpec's current leaders are in alliance with the major ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP) while the Sam Rainsy Party also shares power with CPP led by Hun Sen, he said.
On Wednesday, in addition to Rasmey's appointment, Minister of Rural Development Lu Lay Sreng was elected as the first vice- president; Prince Sisowath Sirirath, who was former Minister of Defense and former Ambassador to the United Nations, as second vice president; Nhiek Bun Chhay re-elected as secretary general; and Ranariddh appointed as historic president of the party.
Hun Sen and other major CPP leaders have congratulated the election of new leaders of Funcinpec.
Ranariddh rejected the title of historic president and prepared to file a lawsuit against Nhiek Bun Chhay for breaking the party's by-law to convene the election.
Royalist Funcipec was established by Sihanouk in 1980 to fight against the Vietnamese troops. It won the general election in 1993 to form the kingdom's first democratic government, under which Ranariddh was First Prime Minister and Hun Sen the second. In 1997, the prince was removed from his position in a coup engineered by Hun Sen, who in 1998 won the election and headed the cabinet ever since.
Source: Xinhua
25 comments:
Oop,
Brother Ridh, ARe you kidding that, you want to form a new party?
Keep your money for your kids is better.
No one vote for you any more.
And my Minister of Interior will not register you in the Party list.
This is for your information.
Hun Sen
yo! yo! Pou Ridh, you'd beeter keep your corruted money for your lovely boy with Ouk Phalla. Yeah! yeah! don't come back to Cambodia, Ridh. you'll not pass even once vote. Nah! nah! nah! nah! nah! nah! hey! hey! hey! good bye.......
Yeh... they are right, your highness.
It seems that people are willing to see your highness enjoying teaching French students, rather than Khmers, and being free from any form of politics in Cambodia. To brand your name in your new party name can be described as you are the imitator of Sam Rainsy's model. If your intention remains, then add Nak-Meneang Phalla as a combination, then would sound far much better, your Highness.
Your highness! what is for? Enjoy your life in France or somewhere else abroad. I was told that you have a great amount asset you stole during the time as a leader (Sorry your highness to mention that), not only in Cambodia, but even abroad. Just enjoy your playboy lifestyle, you Highness.
Please leave Cambodian alone a while...you are dickhead prince and politiician I never seen in living memories.
This is what you call sin. Remember what you said to Sam Rainsy while you were enjoined honeymoon time with Hun Sen. You said to Mrs. Sam that one day someone going to be a widow.
Khmer nevers forget what you did to thier beloved country.
I remember the good old day when Prince RanNoGood was young and horny and his head was full of hair
and his charm was average.
Now his hair and his youth are all gone and still horny as 18 years old teenager and still want to do politic!
For all his life, he hadn't achieve anything in politic. He had claimed many false achievements to bring peace and stability to Cambodia by cooperating with AH HUN SEN(CPP) and many times AH HUN SEN still look down on him.
So much for bringing the peace and stability and his own party still kick him out! ahahahahahhahahah!
Now what is next for him? He want to start his political career all over again? After all these years, he is still learning how to do politic.
I wonder when will he stop learning and start teaching!ahahah.
Your Lowliness Prince, ( Whom is not even worthy deserve this unworthy title ).
Your Preah Krom Thanakrok gaurdian,
Your hedonistic lifestyles are not suited for Cambodia's Buddhist nation. Your corrupt self interest heart must not be passed down and allow to have influence on future Khmer politicians. The sooner your lowliness and people like you are despose from office, the better for Cambodia.
Please, also do your students a favor and save their from your boring and unqualify lectures. What does a person like you got to offer?
You're a failure. Everywhere you go you're a failure. You're not qualify to say anything at a university level teaching.
The story happens only in Cambodia:
Is there a corelation between the situation of Heng Pov and the Prince?
Heng Pov is accussing Hun regime for drug related crimes and murder. And the Prince said he can't trust the laws of the land because the laws are made by someone in powerful position. And if he filed sue, he doesn't believe he may have justice at the court,too.
HALLELUYA,PRAY THE LORD, anyone remember, Where were these comments when they were in powerful offices.
I believe Mr. Sam is laughing breathlessly for the Prince's comments. And Mr Hun said to himself that I told you before PAL. And Mr. nine fingers declares, " my poor prince but I won, YAHOO ".
Mr. Prince, you got your chance and you screwed it. No one should vote for you. You had brought Cambodia enough shame with your flip-flop politics; now you wants to bring it on?
Mr. Prince, lets have some respect for yourself. Give others a chance to do it, maybe they do it better. Cambodia have suffered enough under this gov't. You can be a good role model. You don't have to follow Hun Sen's footsteps. He will have his day.
hhmmmmmmmmmm. interesting to see what his new party will be call? and who will support him to creat this new party. Funcinpec wasn't good enought? then what should it be call??
It doesn't matter whether Ranaridth, his father (shit-hanouk) or anyone else from the royal families that want to have a place in politic. they can't do jack to help Cambodia.. They are sissy and weak...they are cursed from the very beginning.
only when no more king family in politic, that's when Khmer will find a good ruler to run Cambodia.
You dombo,democracy need no ruler but server who stand under law.
Politician should be a servant to the poblic! they collect sallary that money belong to the nation!
sorry 8:40PM just my opinion!
His party will be called Ridh-Phalla Party or Lidh-Phalla Party.
Do not name your new party after your name, you are not like Sam Raingsy.Between you and him is like the earth and the sky.
You and Hun Sen helped the Vietnam to steal our land legally.All Cambodian never forgot your stupidity.Money make you blind.
You must return all sotlen to Cambodia.
I thought the French gave your doctoral degree by mistake.
You are dummer than Hun Sen whom you said he got a PHD from Hanoi.
To have a polically correct,You must stay out of cambodia as your dad in China,or Hun sen will chase you out.
Your political life is dead like your dad,Sihanouk.
Like Father like Son. Bong Ridh! You have PhD in political science and Ah Kwack did not even complete high school. Your Father being world known flip-flop politician. You and your Papa had alot of chance to bring Cambodia from hell but you and your Papa love too much money and power since 1956. Fifty years mess that make Ah Kwack as Cambodia Hero who control by Ah Youn. Your Papa and you should go retired at North Korea.
Your highness Ranaridh should name your party as "Lidh-Phalla Pussy"
LOL, that's funny comment from 10:21pm I like that! LOL....it's so true.
ROAYLTY SHOULD REMAIN TO BE A APART OF THE SOCIETY JUST LIKE EVRYBODY ELSE AND NOT A POLITICIAN OR DICTATOR OR RULER.
THEY SHOULD REMAIN IN FORM OF THE HIGHEST RESPECT OF OUR OWN KIND AND TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT THEY HAVE TO EARN IT EVERY STEP OF THE WAY.
Do you know how many citizens or a commoners out there that are dying to be co-exist with royaly? Just to learn what is it like to get into the next level or being at the top.
Prince William of England " FOR EXAMPLE ALONE" just by enrolling his name into St. Andrew University? He attracted thousands of college applications, especially female students. Those young ladies are from a super super rich famliy who want their chance to be JUST A FRIEND TO THE PRINCE. WE DECIDE TO CURBE THE FEELING OF BEING A PRINCESS AND A FUTURE QUEEN TO THE LAST OF THEIR INTENTION, FOR THEY SURELY KNOW IT WOULD COME BY ITSELF.
This could be very well happen to our OWN KHMERS DAUGHTER. How would you like your daughter to be married to a Future King,LADIES AND GENTLEMEN? Nice! really nice, isn't it?
There are people out there with fine ambition and good intention.
( WE SORT OF ADMIRE OUK PHALLA'S AMBITION, BUT NOT, BECAUSE THE PRINCE WAS A MARRIED MAN. HER AMBITION IS OUT OF LINE AND WE CROSS HER OUT).
Please don't destroy our Nation by destroy our own best kind " the royalty family " instead steer them, help directing them to do the right thing.
The world is heading for a multiculturals destination. Please think of Royalty as another kind of a different cultural and embrase it with love.
Thank you kindly,
man, aren't no daughter of mine will marry any member of the Cambodian Royal family. They are all looser and I'll be so ashamed to see my daugher with anyone of them even if he's is not married, not gay or whatever. If she continue to fall in love with him, I will cast her out. Cut off from my family... No question ask.
NO NO to Khmer King or any of his "Somdai Srey" family.
no thanks you!!
Useless politic!!
Similar tricks was already used in March 1970 (the Coup d'Etat) then failed in 1975 when Communists came into power...
When you were not working you deserved not to be paid, and don't stay in the way of people who work 1:48AM!
To 10:41pm
We can tell that you have no ambition. Enjoy your way!
Ranariddh you should spend your time lecture at Uni about your failure as a politician and as memeber of the royal families.
May be than you earning a decent living and allow other the opportunities to learn from your mistakes.
If you have allot of money i suggest you go around the country side helping the poors that you and Ah Hun Sen created over the years together.
Every dog have it day just accept it and also soon. The dog that shared the power with you will also have his day.
To 10:41pm
I'm no longer wondering around as to why those European people were marrying into Cambodian royalty? and why not one of us instead?
You have just answered my question.
Please do no take it as an offensive act.
I won't be surprised to see King Sihamoni that will be taking up or marrying a foreigners either. Why?
Because none of us has the ability to attract our own best kind or else seeing nothing good in it.
Lucky to them with all best foods, best clothings, best hotel suits, best palaces and plenty plenty of cash or those special priviliges, prestiges and power that came along being as The Royalty members. To the least: The ultimate respect that all royalty family demands it form us. Get ready to bow to the next foreign Queen!
A foreigners should be writting as a foreigner. My apology for any other grammer mistake.
jay yo sdech rannaridh!!
cambodia will be in peace under your shadow and leadership! I will vote for you. where do you teach in france? i want to send my son to study with you. parlez francaise un peut, pas problem? I got a better ideas for your party: Ron'rith party, inc.
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