Written by Vong Sokheng
The Phnom Penh Post
Forty-one Funcinpec members left the party in December, with 100 more defections expected
CAMBODIA'S beleaguered Royalist party Funcinpec suffered a further blow Tuesday with the announcement that 41 high-ranking members had defected in December alone.
Ok Socheat, a former adviser to Funcinpec President Keo Puth Rasmey who crossed to the Cambodia People's Party on December 12, told the Post Tuesday that defectors had joined the ruling party and that he anticipated around 100 Funcinpec district and provincial officials would jump ship soon.
He expected the new defections would be announced when Prime Minister Hun Sen approves their membership to the CPP.
"We want to show that our country is united and we support Hun Sen, as we believe he is more effective at national development," Ok Socheat said.
Hun Sen on Monday vowed to remain in power for another 29 years and promised to defeat his political opposition.
"I will stand as my party's candidate for prime minister in the next national elections in 2013, and I will be 61 years old," he said Monday at a graduation ceremony in Phnom Penh.
"I will hold power until the opposition has no power to poison with criticism, and if they don't come to the CPP, they will move to other places," Hun Sen said.
Hun Sen has been prime minister since 1985 and led the CPP to win 90 of 123 National Assembly seats in July's polls.
Prince Sisowath Sirirath, deputy president of Funcinpec, said the Royalists are a democratic party and that members were free to leave.
"We are not concerned about the departure of those officials because they were unemployed and they have to look for a job in the government," Sirirath said.
CAMBODIA'S beleaguered Royalist party Funcinpec suffered a further blow Tuesday with the announcement that 41 high-ranking members had defected in December alone.
Ok Socheat, a former adviser to Funcinpec President Keo Puth Rasmey who crossed to the Cambodia People's Party on December 12, told the Post Tuesday that defectors had joined the ruling party and that he anticipated around 100 Funcinpec district and provincial officials would jump ship soon.
He expected the new defections would be announced when Prime Minister Hun Sen approves their membership to the CPP.
"We want to show that our country is united and we support Hun Sen, as we believe he is more effective at national development," Ok Socheat said.
Hun Sen on Monday vowed to remain in power for another 29 years and promised to defeat his political opposition.
"I will stand as my party's candidate for prime minister in the next national elections in 2013, and I will be 61 years old," he said Monday at a graduation ceremony in Phnom Penh.
"I will hold power until the opposition has no power to poison with criticism, and if they don't come to the CPP, they will move to other places," Hun Sen said.
Hun Sen has been prime minister since 1985 and led the CPP to win 90 of 123 National Assembly seats in July's polls.
Prince Sisowath Sirirath, deputy president of Funcinpec, said the Royalists are a democratic party and that members were free to leave.
"We are not concerned about the departure of those officials because they were unemployed and they have to look for a job in the government," Sirirath said.
13 comments:
Anyone who is joining Hun Sen is an acceptance of defeat! If you are defeat and that mean only one thing and that you are a looser and for a looser like Ok Socheat to use national development as an excuse to join Hun Sen is beyond my belief! So tell me what is the so called “national development” under Hun Sen dictatorship for 23 years? Does it still call national development when dirt poor Cambodian people still make one dollar a day and Cambodia still receive hundred of million of dollars from donor countries and Cambodia still remain the world poorest country on Earth?
Oh please enough is said by OK Socheat! He is just another incompetent fool!
Bravo FUNSENPEC!!!
What the fuck! motherfucker never understand what is Demoncracy!
Mother fucker dictators and comunist may lightning strike them!
Do they know that fighting Democracy way is to prevent the boilling up war cause by dictatorship!
Can PhD from the fucking communist know that!
Please UN help us reforme the Cambodia Army, Police and Justice so Cambodia can have a real Democracy and Freedom!!! as Paris agreement promise!!!!
As hard as hun sen continue to talks bullshit. The harder he will falls also. Its just a matter of time.
Congrats to Samdech Hun Sen for your leadership. Cpp can not survive without Samdech. All of our political opponents are disappearing one after another.
Forget about this losing political party; it won't any where better than a final failure. It is a shameful failure caused by the reckless PhD who lack decency. If it can wearily drag itselon and on, who will an effective leader? Nhiek Bunchay, Serey Kosal, or someone else? I do not know much about the other high-profile figures who will lead the party, but if they depend on Nhiek Bunchay or Serey Kosal, I think they have no leadership qualification.
Hey, 9:53PM, hold back your curse until Christmas and a New Year day is over, OK? Let Hen Sen and his cronies enjoy their last celebration.
now....chey yo yuon....and now...yuon will take over even soonerrrrrr.......may our god buddha...save our beloved cambodia..from yuon...
How does god buddha save cambodia from yuon? Look at the khmer leaders on all sides, all they want just their titles, chairs and something else to benefit them... they don't care about you or your country pal.
After 1993 election by UN , world should give a chance for Cambodia People to build a Democracy but those fool give Cambodia in stead to some parties instead of People!
Down you all may lightning strike your forhead!!!! for you lie and supporting evil!!!
I am fully support 1:36AM. Ah Hun Sen is the same as Ah Sam Rainsy and Ah Kem Sokha. Both SR and KS are the licker of HS's shit. SR betrayed khmer people since 1998 to joint with HS government. And Ah KS is the same in 2003.
So, all of them are the same. Cheating,lying,demagogue, power hungry etc....
This is nothing new and no surprise as it’s being spearheaded by the CPP. It’s all about money, not the nation. They’re all corrupted and rotten from the head to the toe. What else is new?
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