Thursday, December 28, 2006

Doubts on Hun Sen’s promise

Thursday, December 28, 2006

Everyday.com.kh
Translated from Khmer by Socheata

The declaration made by Prime Minister Hun Sen claiming that he will accept Funcinpec as his partner in the future coalition government, even if Funcinpec does not win a single seat at the upcoming legislative election, was met with skepticisms from a number of political experts. Koul Panha, Comfrel Director, told The Cambodia Daily that he doubts the sincerity of this promise. He said that this is just words from a politician and it does not bear any truth. He pointed out as example the promise made by Hun Sen to Prince Norodom Ranariddh, but now Hun Sen claims that he can no longer work with the prince. Koul Panha said this promise could be used as a deliberate strategy by Hun Sen to prevent Funcinpec voters and Funcinpec officials from defecting and joining the Norodom Ranariddh Party.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Everyone know the empty promise including Funcipec party. This is a part of political game. win or lose is the norm. In Cambodia, it depends whether you are smart, know how, bend with the wind, and lucky, you get a good job.