Phnom Penh (Cambodia). 2/02/2009: Lu Laysreng, former Minister of Rural Development and current First Deputy President at FUNCINPEC, with NRP president Chhim Siek Leng, toasting after the NRP (Norodom Ranariddh Party) and FUNCINPEC MoU ceremony at the FUNCINPEC headquarters. (Photo: John Vink/ Magnum)02-02-2009
By Duong Sokha
Ka-set in English
After the creation on January 15th of the Democratic Movement for Change by the Sam Rainsy Party and the Human Rights Party, it is now the turn of the FUNCINPEC and the Norodom Ranariddh Party (NRP) to come together, with, in perspective, the next Cambodian local elections in May. The leaders of both parties met on Monday February 2nd at the FUNCINPEC headquarters in Phnom Penh and signed a royalist Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between their political formations, after which the parties' respective leaders, Keo Puth Rasmey (FUNCINPEC) and Chhim Siek Leng (NRP), duly celebrated with a toast.
“Brotherly” parties
After signing the MoU, FUNCINPEC president Keo Puth Rasmey, caught by journalists, explained that the parties had been like two “brothers” ever since the creation of the NRP, the most recent formation out of the two. He presented this unity of strength as a strategy to better establish their position in the May elections for new councils in the capital, municipalities, provinces and districts of Cambodia, which will be conducted on the basis of indirect suffrage. “This is a cooperation, not an alliance”, he insisted, putting forward the fact that their formations were realistic and did not aim, by uniting, “to compete with other political parties”.
Expecting better results in the elections
FUNCINPEC secretary-general Nhek Bun Chhay called for his part to learn a lesson from the past. “We have in the past been divided: it is an experience that we must think through. If our two parties had got together in the last legislative elections, we would not have got two seats each but 17 altogether! Having said that, this new cooperation does not affect in any way relations between FUNCINPEC and the CPP...” And to him, there is no doubt that this cooperation will pay off. According to his projections, FUNCINPEC and NRP together could score three times better in May than if the FUNCINPEC presented an election list under a single name.
Not a reaction to the opposition Movement
NRP secretary-general You Hockry emphasised the same line of argument and offered his own projections for the elections, explaining that each party had something to gain from this MoU. Each party had as a matter of fact set up a technical group to discuss the terms of the cooperation, he detailed. “I do not want to see that cooperation die before the elections!”, he stressed, claiming that the new bonds tied by the two parties claiming to be royalist were in no way a “response” to the recent creation of the Democratic Movement for Change (DMC).
“Brotherly” parties
After signing the MoU, FUNCINPEC president Keo Puth Rasmey, caught by journalists, explained that the parties had been like two “brothers” ever since the creation of the NRP, the most recent formation out of the two. He presented this unity of strength as a strategy to better establish their position in the May elections for new councils in the capital, municipalities, provinces and districts of Cambodia, which will be conducted on the basis of indirect suffrage. “This is a cooperation, not an alliance”, he insisted, putting forward the fact that their formations were realistic and did not aim, by uniting, “to compete with other political parties”.
Expecting better results in the elections
FUNCINPEC secretary-general Nhek Bun Chhay called for his part to learn a lesson from the past. “We have in the past been divided: it is an experience that we must think through. If our two parties had got together in the last legislative elections, we would not have got two seats each but 17 altogether! Having said that, this new cooperation does not affect in any way relations between FUNCINPEC and the CPP...” And to him, there is no doubt that this cooperation will pay off. According to his projections, FUNCINPEC and NRP together could score three times better in May than if the FUNCINPEC presented an election list under a single name.
Not a reaction to the opposition Movement
NRP secretary-general You Hockry emphasised the same line of argument and offered his own projections for the elections, explaining that each party had something to gain from this MoU. Each party had as a matter of fact set up a technical group to discuss the terms of the cooperation, he detailed. “I do not want to see that cooperation die before the elections!”, he stressed, claiming that the new bonds tied by the two parties claiming to be royalist were in no way a “response” to the recent creation of the Democratic Movement for Change (DMC).
8 comments:
Old opportunists look for new opportunity in old Sihanoukommunist parties.
Nouveau riches from overseas...
This batch of old animals should focus on organising Bun Buchheay Boun for each other.
KNP (Youth group)
they're useless just a bunch of leeches that add more burdon for khmer people. they only promote themself, to let themself see as important figures so that they can sell themself off for posts&money. what's new with these low life?
and we should pay close watch to the current development after gen. ke kimyan was already sacked. there are many phases of development ahead and apparently more worse to come for cambodia as a whole as one MAN is gripping tight onto his power. That should be the main issue now.
Don't waste time with these useless people.
Nhek Bun Chhay said You Hockry should go back to baby sitter at Silver Spring, MD. He's not worth to be political fig.
6:03 PM
I though this guy was a potato digger and fruits picker while he was in the US.
When I NBC, Tep Nunary.. left, Lu LAy SReng... You Hockry..
ALL DICK HEAD !
Khem Bun Neang from Long Beach, Ca. said, when Chhim Siek Leng, become Phnom Penh major, he had stolen aprox. 2-3 Million of dollars, and when he become a Minister of Rural Development he'd stolen another 2-3 million of dollars more, and send to the black teeth old lady(Yeay tminh kmeo)who lives in Washington state and gave to his son inlaw Keo Remy to bought in the position in F'pec party member in 1998 and now bought into MP Hun Sen Advisor.
The name NRP must be changed to something else when Ranarith demands not to use his name anymore. Otherwise, this will continued to link Ranarith with politic.
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