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10/05/2007
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The prince-in-exile, Norodom Ranariddh, addressed "Hello VOA" listeners from Malaysia Thursday on the future of his self-named party.
The Norodom Ranariddh Party is poised to either heal the growing rifts among royalists or join a call from the opposition for a united front against the ruling party in the 2008 national elections.
Ranariddh has been sentenced to 18 months in absentia for crimes related to embezzlement, but has refused to face the sentence, which he says was handed down by a biased court.
Ranariddh said Thursday he would consider returning only after a royal pardon. He was no worse than the Khmer Rouge leader, Ieng Sary, who was given pardon by Prime Minister Hun Sen in 1998, the prince said.
The Sam Rainsy Party, meanwhile, had not organized a proper democratic front following April's commune elections, the prince said, but had instead called others to join his party.
The new Human Rights Party, led by advocate Kem Sokha, was likely to take support away from the Sam Rainsy Party and Funcinpec, Radariddh said.
One caller asked whether Funcinpec was in jeopardy following the firing of party officials from key posts and their replacement by Cambodian People's Party officials.
The prince said the shuffling proved Funcinpec was no longer a viable coalition partner. He welcomed Funcinpec members to join his party.
The Norodom Ranariddh Party is poised to either heal the growing rifts among royalists or join a call from the opposition for a united front against the ruling party in the 2008 national elections.
Ranariddh has been sentenced to 18 months in absentia for crimes related to embezzlement, but has refused to face the sentence, which he says was handed down by a biased court.
Ranariddh said Thursday he would consider returning only after a royal pardon. He was no worse than the Khmer Rouge leader, Ieng Sary, who was given pardon by Prime Minister Hun Sen in 1998, the prince said.
The Sam Rainsy Party, meanwhile, had not organized a proper democratic front following April's commune elections, the prince said, but had instead called others to join his party.
The new Human Rights Party, led by advocate Kem Sokha, was likely to take support away from the Sam Rainsy Party and Funcinpec, Radariddh said.
One caller asked whether Funcinpec was in jeopardy following the firing of party officials from key posts and their replacement by Cambodian People's Party officials.
The prince said the shuffling proved Funcinpec was no longer a viable coalition partner. He welcomed Funcinpec members to join his party.
6 comments:
you are criminal dud, not political dogie stylist.
I think Rannarith should committe suicide himself for all his stupidities. He has no brain at all. What he has, is his uncontrol dick which made him looking for young girl all the time.
While criticising other not to be a more decmocratic moverment, he himself did not do anything to improve lives of Cambodian either. Ranaridh should leave politic altogether. It has been proved that during his time in sharing power, what he has done was for himself. For example, he failed to protest or doing while the Hun Sen government signed treaty to surrender part of Cambodia land to Vietname. Money from Hun Sen kept him quiet. Cambodian social welfare was in ruin and continues downfal. What he is good at was very corrupt, political manipulative, authoritarian, slef-egoism, womenise, and more.
Cambodia become safer without him, his thugs and Hun Sen.
Prince Ranaridh should keep entertaining La Phalla before she piss him off rather than to get involve in politic.
After more than 10 years in politic in Cambodia, Rannarith has proved himself to be the most looser and the most corrpted leader in the world. He care nothing about his people. What he care only monies and young girls. There are many suspect of killing corruption withness by him too. Areak Prey
After listening to you, you are not thing but a idiot. don't pay atttention to any body but urself. what kind of leader are you going to be?
Ranariddh, you have passed your use by date, and in French, it says: c'est fini.
Adieu mon ami...
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