Prince Sisowath Sirirath is pinning Funcinpec party sign on the shirt of Prince Sisowath Thomico, his cousin, following the latter's defection from NRP (Photo: Sralanh Khmer)Thomico Confirms Defection to Funcinpec
Chun Sakada, VOA Khmer
Original report from Phnom Penh
11/07/2007
Admitting he "betrayed" a promise to the Norodom Ranariddh Party, Prince Sisowath Thomico announced Tuesday he would be joining with the government coalition partner Funcinpec.
Prince Thomico said in a press conference he felt he could not gather the royalists under one banner—his true aim—by siding with the NRP.
"I have betrayed my promise, because I think that if I join NRP, I will not be able to conduct activities to gather the royalists any more," he said.
The NRP is the eponymous party of Funcinpec's former president, whose formation splintered the royalists ahead of this year's commune elections. Funcinpec was soundly defeated in the local-level elections, but remains the coalition partner of choice for the ruling Cambodian People's Party.
Prince Thomico said in a press conference he felt he could not gather the royalists under one banner—his true aim—by siding with the NRP.
"I have betrayed my promise, because I think that if I join NRP, I will not be able to conduct activities to gather the royalists any more," he said.
The NRP is the eponymous party of Funcinpec's former president, whose formation splintered the royalists ahead of this year's commune elections. Funcinpec was soundly defeated in the local-level elections, but remains the coalition partner of choice for the ruling Cambodian People's Party.
2 comments:
To be honest, i don't give a damn about the royalists.
why do the press keep reporting bullshits created by bullshit people? Khmer people don't care.
Please condemn them for creating bullshits that take the place of, obstruct, and waste time and space for real news concerning cambodia.
pu kong
PU KONG! iS TO LET PEOPLE AWARE OF ITS CREAZYNESS~
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