Ranariddh, Thomico To Form Alliance
By Yun Samean
THE CAMBODIA DAILY
Government spokesman and Information Minister Khieu Kanhariih said that Prime Minister Hun Sen's ruling CPP would welcome the new alliance and does not consider it an election threat.Ousted Funcinpec leader Prince Norodom Ranariddh has agreed to form an alliance with Prince Sisowath Thomico and campaign as a single party for the 2008 national election, officials said Monday.
Ok Socheat, public affairs adviser to Prince Ranariddh, said that the two princes met Thursday through Saturday in Malaysia and agreed to align forces ahead of the next election.
"Prince Sisowath Thomico agreed to allow Prince Norodom Ranariddh to be the alliance's president," he said.
Ok Socheat added that it has not been decided which party— Prince Thomico's newly launched Sangkum Jantiniyum Front Party or the Norodom Ranariddh Party—would carry the alliance.
"We will do everything possible to succeed in forming a new party," Ok Socheat said.
Sith Sothorn, SJF deputy cabinet chief, confirmed the alliance with Prince Ranariddh's party, but said he had been instructed by Prince Thomico not to disclose further details.
Prince Thomico could not be reached for comment, but an assistant said by telephone that the prince will hold a news conference today in Phnom Penh.
Funcinpec spokesman Nouv Sovathero said his party is not concerned by the alliance since the Norodom Ranariddh Party has no political structure. He also said that Prince Thomico's SJF presented no challenge as it is not a true royalist party.
"We are a real Sihanoukist party," Nouv Sovathero said referring to retired King Norodom Sihanouk who founded Funcinpec in the 1980s.
"Nobody will vote for Prince Sisowath Thomico since his party is a republican party," he said.
Government spokesman and Information Minister Khieu Kanharith said that Prime Minister Hun Sen's ruling CPP would welcome the new alliance and does not consider it an election threat.
The princes and their alliance party "doesn't have its structure at the ground level yet," Khieu Kanharith said, adding that the CPP has its own alliance with 30 small parties across the country.
The minister denied that the CPP courted small political parties, which some political observes say are merely established to siphon off votes from the SRP and Funcinpec.
Acting SRP Secretary-General Meng Rita said that Prince Thomico should stick to leading his own party and steer clear of Prince Ranariddh, whose reputation as a politician has plummeted since being removed by his own party.
"Ranariddh is zero. Thomico has a good reputation and should try on his own," he said.
Koul Panha, director of the Committee for Free and Fair Elections, said that the alliance of the two princes could prove beneficial as 10 percent of the country's 5 million possible voters are still undecided.
Prince Ranariddh's extensive experience as a politician would be a boost to Prince Thomico and his fledgling political ambitions, he added.
"Prince Norodom Ranariddh has experience and resources in leading a political party."
9 comments:
Look at this animal Nou Sovathero comment! He said he is a Sihanoukist and other are republican. Who care you are Sihanoukist? Sihanouk has led a killing regime which have killed three millions people in Cambodia, who want to support this evil again? I hope Thomico will win more seats than predicted. Come on Thomico!!! Do not invite animal into your party. They will destroy your party for sure. Try to target 10 seats and try to work on that area.
Given Thomico's outspoken criticism on border and territorial integrity and Mr. Sam Rainsy's stance, they are good for each other. The combination of the two, could have led us out of this dark age but it is a tragedy that prince Thomico do not see it that way and decided to ally with a person who has betrayed his nation for power.
What happening!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Every one want to be Sihanoukist!
OK CPP is Sehamonist!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Who is the real Royal and who is the betrayal!
VIVA CPP!!!!!!!!!!!
No all those princes can not be Republican.
We republican do not want those currupted princes they less than dog ( not loyal to any thing good) to us!
OH! Shit! that bad cop good cop trick!
Themeko again the border traety Ranarith supported it or stay quiet to get money!
Now they joint together to confuse the Cambodian that the keep ignorance by HUN SeN:
Fucking bad trick
May Mother earth take you all back alive, traitors!
And lightning may strike your forehead too!
thoorany kropmouk tainrous
rountaih banch hey noeu rous!
The deserve those!
Sihanoukist? Oh shit not another group of killers again
Laugh my ass off to Nou sovatharo claim the are true royalist, Everybody knows that the neo funcipec is the Neo Dog for CPP. Everybody knows that Keo Puth Rasmey Is NEO-RANNARIDH, this new dog is looking and grapping now the opportunity to steal Cambodian money. Worst than Rannaridh this DOg Keo Puth Rasmey will take 200 percent order from Hun Sen and Hun Sen knows that and he loves to have a Dog like that. Keo Puth Rasmey is "AH TAM PHEK TAM SEE"(in Khmer word)
9:27 am I strongly agree with you about Keo Puth Rasmey. Lots of people on this board paid too much attention to SOB Rannaridh, He's history, the past is the past. What we should FOCUS right now is the newborn Tapeworm KEO PUTH RASMEY, he's the new enemy to Khmer, he's the one we have to be careful, He's the present burden to our society, Forget about Rannaridh, he's finished, Keo puth rasmey is the new threat to our society, Keo puth rasmey comes from a very CROOK family read the following:
STORY ABOUT KEO PUTH RASMEY :He came to this position with the help of his sister"Mo" and his wife(princess Arun). "Mo" used to be Tep Khunnah's wife in the old days. Tep Khunnah a restaurant owner in Paris slept with BOTH of Keo Puth Rasmey's sisters(Incest, Sic!). Tep khunnah died of cancer, "MO" married a Canadian man then divorced and moved on to marry Hong sun Huot a senior minister in Funcinpec. "MO" is very opportunist and a big time ass kisser, she kissed both CPP's first lady BUNRANNY and Funcinpec's MARY. MARY asked MO to take revenge on Rannaridh for abandoning her and MO saw this golden opportunity to put her brother Keo puth Rasmey up. MO has BUNRANNY as her backbone to control and command all Funcinpec's Dogs to elect Keo puth rasmey. Plus with the help from Mary ofcourse a combination with 2 punches. Rasmey is nothin' but another corrupted gonnabe to take opportunity to pocket dollars like Rannaridh did. Worst than Ranaridh this dog will take 120 percent order from Hun Sen, Y'all will see if you dont believe me. Unlike Ung Huot this dog has a strong backbone because of his sister closeness to Hun sen family. Watch you will see that the way it's going to be....
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