(Photo: Pring Samrang, Cambodge Soir Hebdo)Original report from Phnom Penh
15 September 2008
Opposition leaders Sam Rainsy and Kem Sokha returned from a trip to France and Brussels this week, vowing to uphold their boycott of the new government but finding no support for their calls that a new vote be held.
"We will not join the swearing-in ceremony with the vote fraudsters," said Sam Rainsy, whose self-named party won 26 of 123 National Assembly seats in the election.
However, no country that either leader visited went as far as saying July's national election was not free and fair, and there was little support for their calls for a revote, both men said Monday.
"The French government and the EU will push the Cambodian government to correct the wrongdoings of this election," Sam Rainsy said. "Cambodia cannot walk out of the democratic way, especially the promotion of a power balance in the country's leadership."
Officials of the French government and the European Commission, which is based in Brussels, also promised to discuss with the new government reforms to the National Election Committee, said Kem Sokha, head of the Human Rights Party.
He too said his party would uphold the boycott. "But we aren't giving up our seats."
CPP officials maintain that a boycott of the swearing-in ceremony for new National Assembly leaders, scheduled for Sept. 24, will lead to the redistribution of opposition seats among other parties.
"We will not join the swearing-in ceremony with the vote fraudsters," said Sam Rainsy, whose self-named party won 26 of 123 National Assembly seats in the election.
However, no country that either leader visited went as far as saying July's national election was not free and fair, and there was little support for their calls for a revote, both men said Monday.
"The French government and the EU will push the Cambodian government to correct the wrongdoings of this election," Sam Rainsy said. "Cambodia cannot walk out of the democratic way, especially the promotion of a power balance in the country's leadership."
Officials of the French government and the European Commission, which is based in Brussels, also promised to discuss with the new government reforms to the National Election Committee, said Kem Sokha, head of the Human Rights Party.
He too said his party would uphold the boycott. "But we aren't giving up our seats."
CPP officials maintain that a boycott of the swearing-in ceremony for new National Assembly leaders, scheduled for Sept. 24, will lead to the redistribution of opposition seats among other parties.
8 comments:
The French, and European Union is pushing for the correction of the wrong doing by the CPP, vietnam pro govt. But where is the USA?
Instead, the US is giving the CPP govt more money?
I did not see KI blogger higlighted "However, no country that either leader visited went as far as saying July's national election was not free and fair" in the text like they normally do with sentences that are pro-SRP.
What a shame!!
Shame indeed. The so called educated but only words from their mouth is Ah or F. SRP and HRP should change their name to one party SAD like PAD of Seim theif.
Why don't we Shut the Fucccccccccccc Ah Im Sursday and Ah TepNy Tha..Up?
7:08AM Ah Chor Mar Shit. Ah Robol yo...Ah Nis Ah Richer San II La Moung...
I urge you to take your seats in the NA because otherwise in the next election, your party will have even fewer.
Go boys... Go! Don't give up. The god and the people at least now view you and your party as their real hope! The current gov.t is nothing but to survive its self, elites, clans'interest and power! I can't agree more when you promised the people that you will never swear in the thief, ghost and youn parliament.
11:58AM you were the CPP voter if you not Youn! want to swear for lighning strike your head?????
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