Sunday, December 12, 2010

Cambodian prince re-enters politics

(All Photos: DAP news)

Saturday, December 11, 2010
AFP

PHNOM PENH — Cambodian Prince Norodom Ranariddh returned to politics Saturday with a vow to reinvigorate the flagging royalist movement, taking the helm of his former party which has re-adopted his name.

Two years after quitting politics, Prince Ranariddh, who was Cambodia's first elected prime minister in 1993 after years of civil war, was re-instated as president of the party he created during a meeting in the capital.

Party members also agreed to re-name the Nationalist Party the Norodom Ranariddh Party (NRP).


The 66-year-old son of former king Norodom Sihanouk said in a speech that he was returning to politics to re-unite royalists ahead of 2012 local elections and a 2013 general election.

"I have seen that the royalists are hopeless, separated, I want them to be one family," he said.

Ranariddh called for an alliance with fellow royalist party Funcinpec, with him as leader.

"The prince wants to create a new party called Funcinpec 81 before 2012," party spokesman Pen Sangha told AFP. "The ball is now in the court of Funcinpec."

Ranariddh has been off the political scene since late 2008, when he said he was quitting the opposition after receiving a royal pardon on fraud charges and returning from self-imposed exile in Malaysia.

The prince's political career had begun with great promise when he won Cambodia's UN-sponsored election in 1993 as head of the royalist Funcinpec party.

However, he was forced to accept Hun Sen as co-prime minister, who then staged a coup in 1997.

In following elections, Ranariddh's voter appeal diminished as he entered into coalition agreements with Hun Sen's ruling Cambodian People's Party.

In 2006, he was ejected from Funcinpec over fraud allegations involving the illegal sale of the party's headquarters. He formed the NRP shortly afterwards.

The prince was sentenced in absentia to 18 months in jail over the fraud charges the following year but was later pardoned.

The NRP won just two parliamentary seats in Cambodia's 2008 general election, as did Funcinpec. The NRP then changed its name to the Nationalist Party.

Both parties have in the past expressed an interest in merging to improve the royalist movement's flagging fortunes.

Hun Sen warned the prince earlier this week that if he was coming back to politics, he would not be able to stay on as an adviser to Cambodia's King Norodom Sihamoni, Ranariddh's half-brother.

38 comments:

Anonymous said...

What a joke!!!

Anonymous said...

When you created another party ,you did not realize that you divided the opposition and thus even make the CPP even stronger.

Anonymous said...

The return of Rannaridth...ya'all this is not a joke. prince Rannaridth has strong support from his party. Don't forget he won the national election in 1993. Hun Sen is so scared now..lol.

Anonymous said...

Same old same old fucking story, Ah Ron Rith just Blah blah blah, Khmers will be stupid again again again.

Anonymous said...

What else can Ranaridh say? He's more than lucky that Hun Xen allows him to return to the political arena. This time he must make his best (but don't make the best of Khmer compatriots by being disloyal to them as he was last time. Nonetheless, hope for him to win as he did, is really up in the air.

Anonymous said...

He 's running out of money, so he comes back to politics to suck more Khmer blood! Nothing new here...

By the way, who is the female sitting beside him? Hope she's not here to steal whatever she can from the country.

Anonymous said...

oh my gosh! Not again!

Go to hell!

Anonymous said...

Okay, folks, let's repeat: 1, 2, 3 ah lappiya, ya, ya, ah lappiya, yeung raom oy shnet chole chet kombei mongsao....

Can we do that? Again: ah lappiya, ya, ya, ah lappiya....

Anonymous said...

God damn! Rannarith if I were you I will hide my face not let anyone see me,what can you do stupid prince??. You need money !! that why you come back again and again. Your are not politician but kiss ass, pussy and silly it's you and your father skill.
Your Mother Fucker....!!!!
Only Crazy and shit people to support you.

Anonymous said...

12:42AM, Rannariddh, Hun Sen, Kem Sokha, including Sihanouk; all the same bird flocking together.

Anonymous said...

in a true democracy, anyone can participate in the national election if they qualified, however, winning is another topic. whether the individual(s) can win or not depends on the votes, i believe! keep in mind, that if royal member want to participate in politics, don't expect anymore double standard for royal in politics, meaning you get criticized the same way other get criticized by their political opponents and the public in general. no special standard, that's democracy!

Anonymous said...

the question is: is it against the law for the prince to participate i politics? is there law that says royal members should not be in active politics, now? i think only the argument pointing to the law that prohibits such participate would be taken into consideration in the court of law, etc...

Anonymous said...

in regards to the spouse, if a person is legally divorced, then the new spouse is official as well. it all has to do with abiding by the law, really!

Anonymous said...

It's not about anyone's right to participate in politics in a democracy, BUT it is about someone's true political committment and worth that could affect the process. NR will again prove to be a distraction than useful participant...

Anonymous said...

I don't like the way these politician use their own names for their politcal parties. It sounds like he alone owns it. Why is it so hard for them to find a proper name for their political parties? Right here in Long Beach, there's a brand-new political party name "Khmer Chhub Kro"? How does it sound to your ears, folks?

Anonymous said...

hi prince stay home clean your dick

Anonymous said...

me personally, i don't care who run in the election as long as they are qualified by the law of cambodia. and also, if a person or individual(s) reformed, then more power to them all. it is the one that don't want to reform is the one cambodia don't want, really! reformed, whether people, the system, etc is always good for the country, i think!

Anonymous said...

maybe the prince is not serious. it's more like a distraction, like testing the democracy water, or something. you know how it is in politics! however, i think in the new era of cambodia, people will criticize and see to it, khmer people won't let their leaders be irresponsible any longer like in the past. now, if politicians did something wrong or illegal, the people and citizens of cambodia will sure to question them in the media and on television, etc; i don't think they can get away like in the past again. yes people want leaders to be responsible and accountable in everything decision, and everything they do from now on in cambodia. that's the way it should be! if can't handle the pressure, the stress, etc, then the people and citizens must show them the door or the exit, in other word, resign! and remind them that their political position is not permanent anymore in the new cambodia, ok!

Anonymous said...

Moi, je commence à détester/haïr toute la famille, sinon la dynastie de Sihanouk ...! A mon avis, cette dynastie de Norodom ne vaut pas la peine d’être vécue (point final)!


Qu’en pensez-vous?

អាពូជស្ដេចសំឡាប់រាស្ត្រ!

Anonymous said...

Only prince norodom ranariddh can free us from youn and hun sen. Sam Rainy Can't help free Cambodia from youn and Hun sen. Rainsy can only can get himself and others in trouble.

Anonymous said...

Haha , at leat his wife is pretty than Hun Sen and Sam Rainsy wife...

Anonymous said...

The political gameplay and manipilation of youn and Khmer Vietminh backbones with the strong supports of Sen and the greedy power of the King and family to divide Khmer Compatriot Nationalist voices who's truly belove dearly our motherland sake and its people in this critical time to be deteriorated.
Now You hear, you see but not even look like it shall be happened as they Khmers politician were saying, just like in VIKILEAK internet in the world now, but some country in the West they play politic for their National Interests...in the contrary for Khmer leaders in the past and present only doing for their power greedy and family, hoping the Khmer New generation will change it... please wake up for the Khmer Sake it's not too late..we young generation can make the differences for our country and its people.
People gave a chance to King in 1993 to liberate Khmer from YOUN,
even mostly Khmer Nationalist were
behind the king hoping they could help khmer from Vietnamization of Cambodia, Indochinese Federation under Youn (ONG HO).

Khmer can help Khmer.
We are together.

Anonymous said...

1:24am, you can't speak like that to a royal family! You are going to be feed to the crocodile!

Anonymous said...

តាំងតែពីក្រោយអង្គរមកមិនដែលឃើញមានពូជស្តេច
ណាមួយបានធ្វើឲ្យប្រទេសកម្ពុជាបានសុខទេ
មានតែយកដីឲ្យប្រទេសជិតខាង។ប្រទេសកម្ពុជាបើពុំមានពលរដ្ធខ្មែរដែលជាអ្នកស្មេហាប្រទេសជាតិនោះ
ទេបើទុកឲ្យពូជស្តេចអ្នកទរទួលខុសត្រូវប្រហែល
កម្ពុជាគ្មានឈ្មោះនៅលើផែនដីនេះទេ។

Anonymous said...

The more opposition parties the better for AH KWACk Hun Xen to make Cambodia look like a real democratic nation but in reality Ah Kwack already know he's gonna win!

Anonymous said...

យើងត្រូវតែនាំគ្នាជេរ អាស្តេចសីហនុ ថា៖

"អាឆ្កែកញ្ជះចិនប៉េកាំង និង យួនហាណូយ"

យើងត្រូវតែនាំគ្នាជេរ អាក្បត់ជាតិហ៊ុន សែន ថា៖

"ពួកអាឆ្កែកញ្ជះ យួនហាណូយ"

ជេរហើយជេរទៀត ដើម្បីអោយជាតិ និងអន្តរជាតិ
ដឹងឮ ពីអំពើក្បត់ជាតិនឹងអំពើអាក្រក់របស់ពួកវា
ទូទាំងពិភពលោក។

Anonymous said...

He has the right to come back to politics but , he couldnt do anything while he was the first Prime Minister , he couldn't do anything while he was the President of the National Assembly and now he wants to come back ? Most of his supporters had been defected to CPP because they didn't trust him . I think he still remember that .

Anonymous said...

He has a strong support from his Party but not from voters because they had enough of him . If majority of voters still liked him he wouldn't lose the election . He couldn't even beat the HRP leads by Kem Sokha.

ជនពាល said...

ការដែលសម្ដេចក្រុមព្រះចូលប្រឡូកក្នុងឆាកនយោបាយវិញ វាជារឿងមួយគួរអោយចាប់អារម្មណ៍ខ្លះដែរ ។
ការផ្សងព្រេងជាលើកទីពិរ តើព្រះអង្គ នឹងអាចទទួលបានប្រជាប្រិយភាពបានឬយ៉ាងណានោះ គឺវាអាស្រ័យ តែទៅលើ
គោលនយាបាយរបស់ព្រោះអង្គ ។ បើសិនជាព្រះអង្គ គ្រាន់តែចូលធ្វើនយាបាយ សម្រាប់តែជាការកំសាន្ថរបស់ព្រះអង្គ
គឺវាជរឿងអកុសលមួយលើកទៀតសម្រាប់​ អ្នកគាំទ្ររាជានិយម ។ សម្ដេចក្រុមព្រះអាចស្ដារកិត្តិយសនិងប្រជាប្រយយព្រះអង្គវិញបាន
លុះត្រាណា តែព្រះអង្គហ៊ាននពលី ជាពិសេសបើព្រះអង្គ អាចរកវិធីណាដែលអាចប្រមែប្រមូល អ្នកប្រជាធិបតេយ្យទាំងអស់ ដែលក្នុងនោះ
មានគណបក្ស ហ្វុនស៊ីនប៉ិក គណបក្សសមរង្ស៊ី គណបក្សសិទ្ធិមនុស្ស ដោយបង្រួបបង្រួមគ្នាបង្កើតជាគណបក្សនយោបាយ
តែមួយ នោះ គឺព្រះអង្គនឹងអាចមានសក្ដានុពលឡើងវិញជាមិនខាន ។ ព្រោះថា នាឧិកាសបោះឆ្នោតលើកក្រោយ បើតាមស្ថានភាពនយោបាយបច្ចុប្បន្ន គឺគ្មាននរណា ក្រៅ
ពីលោកហ៊ុនសែនទេ ដែលនឹងឡើងកាន់អំណាចជាថ្មីម្ដងទៀតឡើយ ។ គណបក្សប្រជាជន ទទួលបានជោគជ័យបាន
ដូចសព្វថ្ងៃនេះ គឺមកពីក្រុមអ្នកប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ មិនដែលចេះរួបរួមគ្នាឡើយ ។ ហើយមួយចំនួនធំ នៃពួកប្រជាធិបតេយ្យនេះសោធទៀត គឺមាននិន្នាការ ប្រឆាំងនិងរបបរាជនិយម ដែលទាំងនេះ វាផ្ទុយស្រឡះពីឆន្ទះពលរដ្ឋខ្មែរទៀតផង ។ ដូច្នេះ ការដែលសម្ដេចក្រុមព្រះចូលប្រឡូកក្នុងឆាកនយោបាយវិញ គឺវាប្រហែលឧិកាសចុងក្រោយបំផុត ក្នុងការរំដោះប្រទេសកម្បុជាយើង អោយរួចផុត ពីគំនាបវៀតណាម ។ តែបើអ្នកប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ មួយចំនួន នៅតែបដិសេធ
ចំពោះការរួបរួមជាមួយសម្ដេចក្រុមព្រះ ​គឺអ្នករាល់គ្នា កុំសង្ឃឹមអោយសោះ ថាកម្ពុជានឹងអាចគេចផុតពីក្រញាំដៃយួន ៕

Anonymous said...

Is that his young sex toy sitting next to him? She has some nerves to be showing her ugly face to the public. I heard Ranardith is forever into her stinky bloody pussie that she was even able to persuade Ranaridht to forward a recommendation of a female pigs butcher from Stung Treng for a governorship position in that province. Hun Sen learned about the tactics and blasted Rananardith, but Ranardith said that he only put in the recommendation for Hun Sen to review. Can't you believe this guy. No wonder Hun Sen said that Ranardith was a loser. Hun Sen said that it is best for him to listen to the enemies who will make him smarter rather than to listen to Ranaridht who only is a "yes-man" person. Lol. Hun Sen also hates Ranaridht's young sex slave who said that she will order the beheading of all those who object Ranaridth's humping of her when Ranaridth leads Cambodia. Lol. Hun Sen called her by the Chinese label of "Mee Kanchroang". Lol. Ranaridth is already 66 and he will have to go to hell soon for his sin of sleeping with his men's wives.

Anonymous said...

The fool will never die.

Anonymous said...

Who care about the royalist members or party. Cambodian people are enduring all kind of suffering due the past corrupted and incompetent monarchy system.

Anonymous said...

Sam Rainsy will never reach his potential. What an idiot.

Anonymous said...

Khmer abroad never welcome you,go to hell stupid prince.Like father like son.Your father is traitor so are you.
Your father asked Viet soldiers to kill khmer people in 1970.
Khmer people never want monarchy again.Go to hell monarchy.

Anonymous said...

ar-choy-mray ranareth you can not full with all khmer people at this time fucker ( you are the one make all khmer people suffering over and over now that you can do this time ? wait and will see ( you and all your family must die )

Anonymous said...

ar-choy-mray ranareth you can not full with all khmer people at this time fucker ( you are the one make all khmer people suffering over and over now that you can do this time ? wait and will see ( you and all your family must die )

Anonymous said...

THE YOUNG GENERATION STILL HAVE NO CHANCE TO BE THE LEADER IN THE FUTURE AT ALL. HAD BEEN LEARN MANY YEARS... WANT TO BE CHANGE! YES WE CAN!!!

Anonymous said...

វាមិនអាចទៅរួចទេ ដែលឲ្យរណ្ណារិទ្ធប្រម៉ែប្រមូល អ្នកជាតិនិយមទាំងអស់នោះ មកចូលនឹងខ្លួននោះ។
មនុស្សគ្មានពាក្យសច្ចៈ។