One Funcinpec official supports the union of royalists22 April 2007
By Phan Sophat
Radio Free Asia
Translated from Khmer by Socheata
A high-ranking Funcinpec official declared today that he is supporting the idea of uniting the royalist movement.
Lu Laysreng, Funcinpec first vice-president, told RFA that the division within Funcinpec caused the party to lose significant amount of support: “The unification is better because the division into Funcinpec and NRP shows the results: it is a failure, failure behind [Sam] Rainsy [Party], and it will lead to [even] more difficulties [in the future].”
Lu Laysreng’s declaration came after the call made by Prince Thomico, the general delegate of the Sangkum Jatiniyum Front Party (SJFP), who wanted to unite all the pro-royalist parties, and then leading this group of parties to unite with other democratic groups.
Prince Thomico who will leave for Malaysia to meet with Prince Norodom Ranariddh today, said that he is optimist that the union will occur soon: “I am recalling that the votes received by the Funcinpec party, is entirely due to treachery, they tricked the voters into thinking that Funcinpec and NRP are one single party. So what does this mean? It means that in reality, when I return back from Malaysia, we will forge a union between the 3 royalist parties, and form a single party. I believe that we will unite in the near future, this means that [it will occur] in May.”
Regarding the unification of the royalist parties, in particular between Funcinpec and NRP, Lu Laysreng advanced today a formula for this unification whereby Prince Ranariddh will maintain his position as the historical president of the [Funcinpec] party, a title which Lu Laysreng claimed that the prince still holds.
Lu Laysreng told RFA that there is no law which removed Prince Ranariddh from his position as historical president yet. “According to the law, Prince Ranariddh is Funcinpec historical president still, because during the [Funcinpec] congress, he was nominated as Funcinpec historical president. Neither me, nor Mr. Keo Puth Rasmei, nor Mr. Nhiek Bun Chhay have the right to remove him (Ranariddh) from that position. So according to the law, if he stakes his claim, he can still be the historical president which a very important position. According to the bylaw we prepared, the historical president if above the party president, to remove the historical president requires waiting until the next congress, if the congress allows his removal, then he can be removed. Therefore, there is no need for unification, he only needs to come back and receive the [historical] president title.”
In reaction to Lu Laysreng’s declaration, Prince Ranariddh, NRP president who is currently living overseas, told RFA that he supports the unification of royalist parties, but that he cannot accept a meaningless position, which he terms: issued from a coup-de-party or a group of traitors.
Prince Ranariddh said: “For me, first of all, the unification of royalist, I support it. Second, I regret that Funcinpec which I was president back then, but they decided to organize an illegal congress, and they gave me a puppet position because they have planned a new bylaw for the party, in addition, they removed my picture from the party logo also. Another point I want to tell you about, if they keep me as the party historical president, why does Secretary-General Nhiek Bun Chhay sued me, and the court sentenced me to 18 months in jail? Therefore, I am telling them back that, to me, I do not reject the unification, I do not object to the idea of having me returning back to control Funcinpec again, but this needs reviewing and discussions…”
Lu Laysreng, Funcinpec first vice-president, told RFA that the division within Funcinpec caused the party to lose significant amount of support: “The unification is better because the division into Funcinpec and NRP shows the results: it is a failure, failure behind [Sam] Rainsy [Party], and it will lead to [even] more difficulties [in the future].”
Lu Laysreng’s declaration came after the call made by Prince Thomico, the general delegate of the Sangkum Jatiniyum Front Party (SJFP), who wanted to unite all the pro-royalist parties, and then leading this group of parties to unite with other democratic groups.
Prince Thomico who will leave for Malaysia to meet with Prince Norodom Ranariddh today, said that he is optimist that the union will occur soon: “I am recalling that the votes received by the Funcinpec party, is entirely due to treachery, they tricked the voters into thinking that Funcinpec and NRP are one single party. So what does this mean? It means that in reality, when I return back from Malaysia, we will forge a union between the 3 royalist parties, and form a single party. I believe that we will unite in the near future, this means that [it will occur] in May.”
Regarding the unification of the royalist parties, in particular between Funcinpec and NRP, Lu Laysreng advanced today a formula for this unification whereby Prince Ranariddh will maintain his position as the historical president of the [Funcinpec] party, a title which Lu Laysreng claimed that the prince still holds.
Lu Laysreng told RFA that there is no law which removed Prince Ranariddh from his position as historical president yet. “According to the law, Prince Ranariddh is Funcinpec historical president still, because during the [Funcinpec] congress, he was nominated as Funcinpec historical president. Neither me, nor Mr. Keo Puth Rasmei, nor Mr. Nhiek Bun Chhay have the right to remove him (Ranariddh) from that position. So according to the law, if he stakes his claim, he can still be the historical president which a very important position. According to the bylaw we prepared, the historical president if above the party president, to remove the historical president requires waiting until the next congress, if the congress allows his removal, then he can be removed. Therefore, there is no need for unification, he only needs to come back and receive the [historical] president title.”
In reaction to Lu Laysreng’s declaration, Prince Ranariddh, NRP president who is currently living overseas, told RFA that he supports the unification of royalist parties, but that he cannot accept a meaningless position, which he terms: issued from a coup-de-party or a group of traitors.
Prince Ranariddh said: “For me, first of all, the unification of royalist, I support it. Second, I regret that Funcinpec which I was president back then, but they decided to organize an illegal congress, and they gave me a puppet position because they have planned a new bylaw for the party, in addition, they removed my picture from the party logo also. Another point I want to tell you about, if they keep me as the party historical president, why does Secretary-General Nhiek Bun Chhay sued me, and the court sentenced me to 18 months in jail? Therefore, I am telling them back that, to me, I do not reject the unification, I do not object to the idea of having me returning back to control Funcinpec again, but this needs reviewing and discussions…”
9 comments:
Prince Ranaridh should leave politic all together. In addition to his incompetency as the leader, he have done a great deal of destruction to Cambodia and Cambodian. There is no way that the prince will change his currupt and manipulative mentality. The longer he stay in politic the more stronger the CPP.
I agree totally with 4:40. Prince Rannariddh is not fit to lead a party, let alone a country. He is at best incompetent, and at worst tricky and back-stabbing ally. During his time as Parliamentary Speaker, we see him and his F'pec party following blindly the policies of CPP. He supported the demarcation of the border with VN, and he approved it. He would not hesitate to do things unilaterally, and the interest of party members are but dispensable to his personal interests. I am sure that the Prince will not have a good future in politics. And I think he himself knows that. The reason he would do anything to get a high position in government (recalled 2003 where he unexpectedly break off the alliance with SRP to join the government) is to enrich himself as much as possible so that he can retire somewhere else away from Cambodia. I am sure he doesn't give a sh*t what the future holds for this country. He can just leaves to France and indulge in his Princely life.
Sadly,people who like to be called royalties are really nothing that royally.
They are dirty and misfit of social circle.
To Prince Ranarith,
It is useless to re-create such kind of royalist consolidation since you always do corruption as well as addiction to young girls. You are the one who is destroying the royal reputation so that you would better to stay away from the political ring. I do not think that you gonna have briliant political life anymore.
Cambodia has to change her leader. Hun Sen does not god for our Khmer compatriotes. Moreover, Cambodia should have only two main political parties, CPP and SRP. If you really want to win CPP why you do not joint with SRP. I afraid that you are unable to joint this party because you can not deceive the party leader and members anymore. You do not have enought capability to be a leader of the democrat alliance. I suggest that if you want to joint potical ring, you should be an ordinary subordinate.
Please consider my suggestion.
With regards!
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Why do parties like FUNC and CPP want to stay in office? They're just eating rice without work. I mean face it, when has Cambodia ever not have a major issues? And where does these partner ever act in the favor of Cambodians? Yet they are zealous to stay in power, why? If you're not doing any work, what good is it to just win and win? Don't you consider the win of the country before yourself?
All those selfish people should step down.
There is no such thing as Royalist
Union. Stop dreaming! They needed
a judge, and Somdach Hun Sen should
be the one to keep them from
destroying Khmers.
Why don't they just shut up. Grow old and die and shrink away. It was these royal idiots who took Cambodia backward since the 50s and you want to give them another chance? Without these royal idiots, there wouldn't have been Pol Pot, Lon Nol etc....
They already had their chance.
Yep, but I wouldn't say because
of all of them, but most of them
except for one or two, hehehe.
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