Cambodian Prince Norodom Ranariddh on Friday called on the kingdom's opposition parties to unite in order to compete with the ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP) in the general election in 2008.
"We need to unite for winning the next election, leading this country to rule of law, fighting corruption and finding justice in society," he told a local radio from Malaysia.
The opposition parties, especially the royalist, nationalist, liberalist and democratic ones, should merge for victory in the election, he said.
In addition, the Prince said that his Norodom Ranariddh Party (NRP) will send delegates to meet King Norodom Sihamoni, his blood brother, on Saturday to ask for a royal pardon of him.
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court in March sentenced him in absentia to 18 months in jail for breach of trust over the sale of the co-ruling Funcinpec Party's headquarters in the capital. He headed the party before October 2006 and later established the opposition NRP. Before the sentence was made, he had stayed overseas in order to avoid the trial.
"My case is politically motivated. I didn't betray our nation," he said.
"If I can't get the pardon, I will become lower than other political leaders, who were sentenced by our courts over serious crimes but later received royal pardons," he added.
According to law, Ranariddh can not re-start his political life unless he serves two-thirds of his term or receives a royal pardon.
Meanwhile, NRP vice president Prince Chakrapong confirmed that a 19-member party delegation will meet the King soon.
"We will present him a petition bearing the thumb-prints of 200, 000 people to ask the King to pardon Prince Ranariddh," he said.
Ranariddh once served as First Prime Minister of the Cambodian government and President of the National Assembly of Cambodia. He was ousted from Funcinpec in October 2006 for neglecting party affairs and being unable to cooperate with Prime Minister Hun Sen.
Hun Sen's CPP scored a landslide victory in the local election on April 1, while NRP and other minor parties only had poor marks.
Source: Xinhua
"We need to unite for winning the next election, leading this country to rule of law, fighting corruption and finding justice in society," he told a local radio from Malaysia.
The opposition parties, especially the royalist, nationalist, liberalist and democratic ones, should merge for victory in the election, he said.
In addition, the Prince said that his Norodom Ranariddh Party (NRP) will send delegates to meet King Norodom Sihamoni, his blood brother, on Saturday to ask for a royal pardon of him.
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court in March sentenced him in absentia to 18 months in jail for breach of trust over the sale of the co-ruling Funcinpec Party's headquarters in the capital. He headed the party before October 2006 and later established the opposition NRP. Before the sentence was made, he had stayed overseas in order to avoid the trial.
"My case is politically motivated. I didn't betray our nation," he said.
"If I can't get the pardon, I will become lower than other political leaders, who were sentenced by our courts over serious crimes but later received royal pardons," he added.
According to law, Ranariddh can not re-start his political life unless he serves two-thirds of his term or receives a royal pardon.
Meanwhile, NRP vice president Prince Chakrapong confirmed that a 19-member party delegation will meet the King soon.
"We will present him a petition bearing the thumb-prints of 200, 000 people to ask the King to pardon Prince Ranariddh," he said.
Ranariddh once served as First Prime Minister of the Cambodian government and President of the National Assembly of Cambodia. He was ousted from Funcinpec in October 2006 for neglecting party affairs and being unable to cooperate with Prime Minister Hun Sen.
Hun Sen's CPP scored a landslide victory in the local election on April 1, while NRP and other minor parties only had poor marks.
Source: Xinhua
Come on Rannarith you are a shit head!
ReplyDeleteLead people to where?
- do you remember you want to be president of funcipec for life?
- you kick PM Som Rainsy out of hi seat
- you sued Som Rainsy with Hun Sen court, and you sai the court is just. what a fool you are?
-you fuck us up, more than twice.
Now you dare threatening the King with your fake 200,000 signatures?
go fuck youself dude!!!!!!! no wanr afraid of you and the traitor chak apoung!
Threatening, blacmailing the King can send you to fire scourt! fool idiot stupid prince!
Hey calm down, 10:21, without
ReplyDeleteSomdach Ranarith, you SRP is dead
in the water. He's the only one
who can find his way around the
commies.
Prince. Are you sure this time that you decided to help our Motherland and stop selling your sole to CPP anymore? Do you remember how many time that you twist your brain before? Tell us if you still remember. If you sale your sole to CPP again what do you want poor Khmer people do to you? Say it loud and clear OK? Take your time to prepare before you answer your new TRICK.
ReplyDeleteWhat the hell are you mumbling
ReplyDeleteabout, 11:08? Is he in or out?
that is democracy, let the voters decide, 11:26PM
ReplyDeleteLike father and son: Flip Flop family.
ReplyDeletedo you really think so 12:51AM?
ReplyDeleteHey calm down, 10:21, without ah Hun
ReplyDeleteSen (sdah ach), you CPP (Communist
Pro youn Party)is dead in the water.
He's the only one who can find his
way around the commies because ah Hun
Sen is ah Kbal Youn Khloun Sat', he
is also the criminal against humanity
in Cambodia
ranarith should unite under srp as deputy not as equal or boss. or go to hell. enough is enough. if he is willi g to bow his head t osrp, i will give the benefit of the doubt to this old man. i know his superior skill of trickery and cheating he learned while sleeing with hun sen.
ReplyDeleteThe Vietcongs are better than dogs
ReplyDeletebut there is no dog in vietnam
because Youns eat dogs !!!
Youns=Vietcong=Vietnam
Call us Youns better
This is the Communist Youns logic
for eating dogs, so Communist Youns
have no religion!!! ahahaha
This is the Communist Youn justice
system!!!ahahahah
The Youn Vietcong will go the way
of the communist in China because
Youns Vietcong is the ethnic people
of China since thousands years!!
The old letters of Youns Vietcong
are Chinese letters
The prince is really fucked in the head. He formed alliance with Sam Rainsy, broke off, and now want to unit?? I feel sorry for those who support him. Are the followers to dumb? Or they just don't know any better.
ReplyDeleteKA
Actually, Ranarith did the right
ReplyDeletething by forming the coalition with
the CPP a year after the 2003's
election. A continous boycott with
the SRP after that will only make
more poor people suffering. We
(Khmers) still thank him for that.
well well well, whatever you all think doesn't change the prince attitude.
ReplyDeleteno power in hand this prince is humpling like 5 years old kid with very corner or tricks he can come up with, one power in hand, he start to see young girl and money, believe me or not attitude will never change until he gone. we heard this for third time now, there will be fourth,fifth and on and on.
Yeah, but unlike you, I will chose
ReplyDeletepolygamy over gays and lesbians
anytime, stupid (9:45).
Go aways stupid princes. You are more digusting than the CPP.
ReplyDeleteKing Kok Lok Thnam Sreng. Unite your family first!!!...
ReplyDeleteAngel
That is right, there are a bunch of
ReplyDeleteoversea SISOWATs who can't stand
the Norodom. That must be fixed
first before the Royalist should
be allowed into politic. Otherwise,
the khmer people will end up as
human shields against their swords
and bullets.
mother fucker 10.27, you are on price side for sure one day you will lost your head and life like the hour sok and the rest because of your stupid prince.
ReplyDeleteWhat are you talking about, idiot
ReplyDelete(2:01)?
Back to the topic:
Okay you don't want to join just
NRP and SRP because it will run
into the deadlock again when you
have to make tough decision like
last time in 2003. It did not
worked then and it aint gonna work
now. Actually, it will not worked
for anyone anywhere, period. Thus,
you need to bring in the new HRP
as well if you want to suceed. I
mean you must have odd number of
parties for your unification to
work. Get it?
Whore Nam Vietcong bitch can go to Vietname if he wanted too!!!
ReplyDeleteOf course he can.
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