The Associated Press
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia -- Prince Norodom Ranariddh, a key leader in post-civil war Cambodia, has returned from two years of retirement to lead the party bearing his name ahead of upcoming elections, a spokesman said Sunday.
Ranariddh, 68, was elected new president of the Norodom Ranariddh Party at a party congress Saturday in the capital, Phnom Penh, party spokesman Pen Sangha said.
"The party members felt that only the prince has enough ability to lead the party," Pen Sangha said.
Cambodia is to hold local elections in 2012 and general elections in 2013.
Ranariddh is a son of retired King Norodom Sihanouk, from whom he took over leadership of Funcinpec, a former armed resistance movement against a Vietnamese-installed government in the 1980s.
Ranariddh converted Funcinpec into a royalist party that won U.N.-sponsored elections in 1993. The elections were part of a peace process following the fall of the Khmer Rouge regime and were aimed at ending three decades of civil war.
Ranariddh served as a co-prime minister with the country's current leader, Hun Sen, before being toppled by the latter in a two-day armed clash in 1997.
Ranariddh's political popularity declined and he was dismissed as president of Funcinpec in 2006 for alleged incompetence. Soon afterward, his former supporters in the party sued the prince for allegedly embezzling $3.6 million. Ranariddh fled the country, and in March 2007 was convicted on embezzlement charges and sentenced in absentia to 18 months in prison.
The prince formed a new political party, the Norodom Ranariddh Party, which won only two of 123 parliamentary seats in July 2008 elections while he living in exile, mostly in Malaysia.
In September 2008, Ranariddh's half brother, King Norodom Sihamoni, granted him a pardon for the embezzlement conviction. With his name cleared, the prince returned home from exile. A week after arriving in Cambodia, he announced he was quitting politics and retiring as head of his party, without providing a reason.
Since December 2008, Ranariddh has held the post of chief adviser to the king as head of the Supreme Privy Advisory Council. The post gave him a rank formally equivalent to that of prime minister, but without political power.
Prime Minister Hun Sen warned Thursday that he would propose to the king that Ranariddh's privy council role be revoked once he returns to politics.
18 comments:
Why you all dislike and have hatred toward the Prince so much?
Please give a good fair reason.
Inquiry mind wants to know.......Siem Reap
After I listen to his speech during that what they called congress speech,I fell that Ranaridh is nothing news,no more no less.He is done.C'est la fin de Ranarith. Khmer people want to see the Return of new Prince but he have nothing to show that he learn something from the past.Aurevoir Prince.
មធ្យោបាយមានតែមួយបើគេមិនចង់អោយ
រណឫទ្ធិវិលត្រឡប់ចូលឆាកនយោបាយ គឺកុំគាំ
ទ្រគណបក្សនេះ ។
តែបើសិនជានៅមានអ្នកឆោតល្ងង់គាំទ្ររណឫទ្ធិ ទៀតនោះ គឺមានន័យថាគ្មាននរណាម្នាក់ដែល
អាចឃាត់បុគ្គលនេះបានទេ ទោះបីជាគេដឹងថា
រណឫទ្ធិជាមនុស្សធុនណានោះ។
Maybe some people did not follow up Mr. Riddh in KI Media News.
One of someone stop calling Mr.Riddh a prince.
-Like father like son.
Who is Sihanouk?
Who is Mr.Riddh?
Do the reseach yourself because you are a grown man;maybe a well educated man.
One of blogger here and million Khmer citizens never need monarchy bcause the monarchy is a blood sucker,Cambodia destroyer.
Who said Ranarith had nothing to change?. Yes, behind him you see the same olds guy but in the front line you see a new lady is Princess Phalla.This is a big change from Marie to Phalla.After the next 2 years,he will change another girl. Pussy change but not policy change
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYXtd5QVi3U&feature=related
Fuck you Ah Ranariddh. You are the only person blame that have destroyed FUNCINPEC of King Ta.
៨ឆ្នាំមុន ខ្ញុំទៅលេងស្រុកខ្មែរ ខ្ញុំសឹង
ឡប់សតិមិនដឹងអ្នកស្រុកខ្មែរនិយាយ
ពីអ្វីស្តាប់មិនយល់។គេបបួលគ្នាថា:យើងគឹតនាំគ្នាទៅលេងមុខផ្ទះឪអាឫទ្ធ។
ខ្ញុំបើកភ្នែកធំៗ ព្រោះកន្លែងនេះខ្ញុំមិនដែល
ឭសោះតាំងពីខ្ញុំកើតនៅស្រុកខ្មែរ ខ្ញុំស្មានតែកន្លែងថ្មីដែលខ្ញុំពុំដែលស្គាល់ ស្រាប់តែក្មួយខ្ញុំបន្លឺឡើងថា មុខវាំង។អូ មុខផ្ទះឪអាឫទ្ធគឺមុខវាំង។ខ្ញុំគ្រវីក្បាលហួស
ចឹត្ត និយាយមិនចេញ។ចង់សើចបន្តិច
ចង់យំបន្តិច។ចង់សើចព្រោះអ្នកស្រុកខ្មែរ
គេចេះរកពាក្យថ្មីៗមកប្រើដូចសម័យខ្មែរ
ក្រហមដែរ។ចង់យំព្រោះអាណឹតរាជ្យវង្ស
ខ្មែរដែលខ្វះការគោរពពីប្រជាពលរដ្ឋខ្លួន។
Great comment 5:23AM. I am fully agreed with you.
Tell me what you do with your wastes and/or garbages 3:13 AM?
Due to aging and the strenous exrcise I have had with my young and pretty wife, with whom I have exhausted number 69, I have decided with the lucky number 81, which I believe it is good because I always dream about young, very young and pretty girls, and my wife approves of my dreams....
Voilà, c’est pourquoi, moi, j’ai choisi le numméro 81....
Chah, ouiy, chah, kona knhom yul soben kheunh neary khmeng khmeng, chah, ouiy... chah...
3:13 Am,
Beacuse it is a "déjà vu." Same old dog, same old tricks...
Hahahaha!!!! it's true and correct 6:52 AM,
Like the old saying goes - cannot teach the old dog a new trick. Just can't.
Passer-by
6:47 AM,
Good one! I like, I like...
What Cambodia need is a young fresh minded inteligence leader educated from a democratic country such as United States to govern Cambodia. We don't need those old farts with old idea to rule our country.
Mr. prince we knew your leading result. your party and cpp are the same.
To 7:33
Do you meant,young and educated people like Hun Sen's son ????
Congrat. Preah Ang Mchas Runrot, for coming to Politics again after years of silence with boring and no enough money to pay for phalla, (phalla may run out..)..
wish you have some seat in Government later and your party will join CPP...for some post in gov. to earn money....
Excellency Bandit General 7 diamond stars oknha Achar Knoy(=Achar wat)
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