Sunday, December 12, 2010

Norodom Ranariddh Returns to Politics: A political Therapist Perspective

Can you bend lower H.E. Chim Siek Leng?
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Op-Ed by Jaya Khmer

The news that Samdech Krom Preah Norodom Ranariddh returns to politics almost surprises me. But not really. After all, the Cambodian people know their prince all too well. Taking politics out of the prince is like asking Samdech Krom Preah to stop breathing. If he has to breathe to survive, he must be in politics in order for life to make sense. Unfortunately, loving politics does not always correlate to being a good leader or an effective politician. He just loves politics. What can we say? The Cambodian people also know that when the going gets tough, the prince will once again bail out. There is nothing for us to worry. I talk too much about the prince’s good quality as a political leader already. Let’s get serious. A perspective is needed here.

One should not discriminate against a prince from participating in politics. As a Khmer, it is his prerogative. There is no provision in the Cambodian Constitution that prevents a member of the Khmer royal families from entering politics. For this reason, let us respect his rights.

Having said that, I could not help but wonder what is the prince’s rationale of his returning to politics. Politically, things just do not add up. As a politician the prince should know this by heart. Let’s look at this from a political calculation perspective. By this, I mean, let’s stick to the number. Prior to the constitutional amendment of 2006, forming a political party makes sense. To form a government the super majority (2/3) requirements forces political parties to form alliances. The super majority requirement was hard to achieve.



After the 2006 constitutional amendment, the requirement to form a government is much more relaxed. It only requires political party or parties to have a simple majority (50 + 1) in the National Assembly to form a government. If the trend from the last elections continues, the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) does not need any other parties. The 2008 elections, CPP captured 90 out of 123 seats. The prince should know that in 2013, again if the trend continues, the prince’s newly formed Nationalist Party will get five seats, the most. Five is nothing in the current political climate.

If his rationale to enter politics for the purpose of uniting all the royalists, he must remember that the number one royalist party in the country already exists; that is the CPP. Furthermore, under the constitutional monarchy concept, everyone in the country is already a royalist whether they like it or not. For that reason, one can only speculate that prince just trying to use whatever popularity that left over by the former king Norodom Sihanouk. That move alone implies that the Nationalist Party will not go too far because of the good relationship between the former king and the prime minister. Anyone who support the former king, rather support CPP if they want a returned favor.

It appears that the prince is convinced that who could make a difference this time. The prince admitted that he is addicted to politics. It is hard to tell an addicted person from doing what they are doing. The best we can do is to give the prince a political therapy. As a non-licensed and unschooled political therapist, this is my perspective.

37 comments:

Anonymous said...

This traitor prince will not be Prime Minister for the real life.
Watchout for every young wife' members.

Anonymous said...

is it just me or am i seeing a bunch of old folks, here? where are the young, educated khmer people, that's what our country need! not so much old and same people to run the country. our country can use changes and reforms with education received from the world by younger generation of our people and citizens, i think! be diverse! this is looked more like an club for old folks! i have nothing against old folks, just want new thinking, that's all!

Anonymous said...

Yes I greed with you 2:51 AM, but watchout for the younger generation of CPP, they have the mentality like their parents. They believe that as long as there are money come to Cambodia, no matter where it come from or at what cost to Cambodia in the Long-Run. They only care about money! These kind of younger generation is not welcome to lead Cambodia !

Anonymous said...

Ranariddh, his father, and other family members of Sihanouk are the most disgracefull for Khmer royal of all time. Go to hell pouk Ah Sdarch Chkout. All of you have made Khmer surffering enough Pouk Ah Sdarch Nearouk.

Khmer youth

Anonymous said...

Slave of HoChiminh

Anonymous said...

A LA VISTA BABE, I'M BACK FOR REAL!

PLAYER NOR POLITIC, IT'S MY CHOICE!

MY HALF-BROTHER WON'T THIS LIKE ME!

Anonymous said...

Let's just allow Hun Xen and his Vietnamese counterparts to take over forever. Allow the guy to give away the country. Cambodia is a fake Democratic state anyway!!

Pro One Party State

Anonymous said...

People criticize the Prince, yet Hun Xen had an affair with a mistress who was then murdered as well. What politician with power wouldn't? People should just wake up and support any party that is anti-Youn/Vietnamese(communist).

Anonymous said...

*This is a CHINA PLAN ,But finally his will be TROR PORNG CHEK TOUM CHO H.S the same his Father. Like son like father. The khmer king in this Period are so low and no value . The R Rith entourages will Appear again and will be fighting with Border Paper Tiger Nhiek Bun chhay teams and will be Die all in H.S CAGES.
KHMER1970

Anonymous said...

pouk ah lop aoss nis mok teat heuy!

Anonymous said...

This sucker is better off to stay out of politic completely. He will never be elected, save the money for his retirement...

Anonymous said...

*HUN SEN CAN DISTROY HIS ENEMIES AN ANY TIME WHEN HIS HAVE A POWER. BUT WHEN HIS GONE HIS ENEMIES CAN Distroy HIM IN THE HELL TOO.GOD TO BE CRAZY WHEN HIS RE-BORN KHMER LEADERS LIKE KSN,POL POT,R rith,H,S ect....!!!!
KHMER1970

Anonymous said...

ទោះជាយ៉ាងណាក៏ដោយកុំឲ្យដួចឆ្នាំ១៩៩៧ទៀត
ឲ្យសោះបើហ៊ានធ្វើដួចឆ្នាំ១៩៩៧ខ្ញុំនឹងជេរស្តេចឲ្យដល់ពូជតែម្តង។

Anonymous said...

Empowering the ordinary Cambodians is the true solution to Cambodian problems, but that will take time and it won't be easy when our neighbour to the east is constantly meddling indirectly with Cambodian affairs and the Cambodian politicians usually think of themselves first.

What happens in Cambodia right now is the same old story having been played in the past.

The true solution is to find a way to get out of this endless drama.

Will the younger generation be smart enough to lead Cambodia and thus themselves to a better future?

The key to finding solution is in the hands of Cambodians. They should not be confused by so many political parties claiming to work for their interests. They should know by now who can represent their interests better and collectively choose the right one; otherwise, stop complaining as the same drama will go on indefinitely.

Anet Khmer

Anonymous said...

Jaya,

What would a person be called when he provides political therapy? A politicist or a politicalist?

wind of Changed! said...

I smell a Coupe and a Civil war coming. Khmer people around world be ready! Ours country need us, watch and be ready......

Anonymous said...

*This is His Right to do it.But his not LUCKY like in year 1993 any more.
I guested his will have ONE CHAIR for him only.This is a CHINA SOLUTION.Right now Hun sen and his Entourages will goes to China soon.The War Between CHINA V.S HANOI INFLUENECES will APPEAR soon.This is a TACTICS POLITICS from Both country to CHEATING INSANE KHMER LEADERS like king + H.S teams.
KHMER 1970

Anonymous said...

យើងត្រូវតែនាំគ្នាជេរ អាស្តេចសីហនុ ថា៖

"អាឆ្កែកញ្ជះចិនប៉េកាំង និង យួនហាណូយ"

យើងត្រូវតែនាំគ្នាជេរ អាក្បត់ជាតិហ៊ុន សែន ថា៖

"ពួកអាឆ្កែកញ្ជះ យួនហាណូយ"

ជេរហើយជេរទៀត ដើម្បីអោយជាតិ និងអន្តរជាតិ
ដឹងឮ ពីអំពើក្បត់ជាតិនឹងអំពើអាក្រក់របស់ពួកវា
ទូទាំងពិភពលោក។

Anonymous said...

5:27 AM,

I am not sure what the proper name is. I was just playing with words.

Jay

Anonymous said...

Wind and Change: Heh!!! Folk, you look like FROG man.
ROBOT

Anonymous said...

everyone of us need to find what motivates us! whether it's honor, courage, love for the country, want to help our country, etc... it's the motivation that drives us all, you know!

so, what is your motivation?

Anonymous said...

oh, it's the prince's rights, but can he handle pressure from critics, etc? we have to wait and see!

Anonymous said...

That is youn political game play to implement Indochinese federation using King, Khmer vietminh(Heng Samrin, Chea Sim...), Khmer Romdos (Hun Sen and clans..)...
People gave King one last chance to save our motherland in 1993, but they betrayed Khmer people for power and moneys.
If Khmers give these losers power greedy one more time our Country will never be get rid of Vietnamization of Cambodia.
No more chance if Khmers not awake to vote for one who serve nation and its people.

Anonymous said...

Don't worry about his return folks , he is not going to win anything . They already gave him a chance in 1993 but he couldn't do it . Voters who don't like CPP will vote for SRP or HRP because they had enough of Royalist Party .

Anonymous said...

6:21 AM
What motivated us to do what ? That question should go to Ranaridth, not us because we are not running for any public office.

Anonymous said...

If you want to win, stop the royalism old style, be civilized, it's too urgly, dumps !

Anonymous said...

For real, is he gonna go after his men's wives again. I pray that this guy fail big time. I know Hun Sen hates his AZZ. Even Hun Sen told the world that in Cambodia only Hun Sen could order the arrest of the SON of the Hero King. Rananaridht is a LOSER in life. His doctoral degree is nothing but a sheet of toillete paper. Even Hun Sen of rural jungle lineage made fun of Ranarridth. Rannaridth's men are forever fearful of him stealing their wives. Rannaridth will fail and I wish this party to fail. Rannaridth is nothing but a LOSER in France, outside of France, overseas, and in Cambodia. The LOSER will always be a LOSER. Even his royal parents DISOWN him. His young girl that he knocked up does not even get the blessings or the recognition of the King Father and Queen Mother. Rannardith does not even commemorate his FALLEN men who sacrificed their lives to protect and serve Ranaridth. This is how bad Rannaridth is. He is only into young girl's pussies. Hun Sen hates this guy's ass. He will fail for sure.

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...

The prince had shown in the past that he was useless. Actually, he was not just useless but due to his stupidity in the past, cost us Khmer daily since the first election. How in the world that you got the power and did not know what to do with it? Allowed Hun Sen to bully, and eventually removed him from power through coup. Now if you are stupid, stay out of politic. First if you get kill, is your problem, now if you get others get killed that is ashame. How many were killed because of Ranarith? Look at what our country had become because he, Ranarith did not know what to do with power he gained in first election? Now, if you did not know what to do when thousands UN army back you up, what can you do now when Hun Sen, or better yet, Vietnamese controll everything in Cambodia? So, please Ranarith, just be disappear some where in corner of the earth. I do not care where but the farther you go the better. And when you go, would you please take your useless Charkropong with you!

Anonymous said...

All monarchy members, STOP FUCKING UP Cambodia. This is the 21th century and not Shit Neyum. If you really loved your country, by all means, stop all kind of foreign invasion and exploitation, and liberate Cambodian and Khmer people. I'm no longer believed in your shits every where.

Anonymous said...

SHORT LIVE Ranaridh and his WHORE wife

Anonymous said...

yes, let us have one last revolution .. LIVE FREE OR DIE..

Anonymous said...

i agreed let all khmer have one last revolution and bring real peace and freedom and democracy there..

let us witness what is peace and freedom is all about..

LIVE FREE OR DIE

Anonymous said...

គួតែខ្មែរគ្រប់គ្នាត្រូវដឹងយ៉ាងច្បាស់ពីប្រវត្តិសាស្សខ្មែរ
ឥឡូវនេះហើយៗក៏មិនបាច់ទៅរៀនពីប្រវត្តិសាស្សខ្មែរ
ពីជំនាន់សេ្តចជ័យជេដ្ឋាទីពីរទេ គឺជំនាន់នេះតែម្តង
តើនណាលក់ដីឲ្យយួន?តើនណាឲ្យយួនហូរចូល
ពេញស្រុកខ្មែរ?តើនណាកំពុងធ្វើឆ្កែកញ្ជះយួន?
ស្តេចក៏ជាខ្មែរ ពលរដ្ឋខ្មែរក៏ជាខ្មែរដែរ ការដែល
នាំឲ្យខ្មែរបាត់បង់ទឹដីនោះគឹមិនមែនមកពីស្តេច
ឫពលរដ្ឋខ្មែរធម្មតានោះទេ ទាំងអស់គឺបណ្តាល
មកពីអ្នកដឹកនាំខ្មែរគឺជាជនល្មោគអំណាចចង់
ធ្វើកញ្ជះគេដូចពួកអា ហ៊ុន សែននេះតែម្តង។
ប្រទេសនិមួយៗនៅលើពិភពលោកគឺមានច្បាប់
កំពូលគឺច្បាប់រដ្ឋធម្មនុញ្ញរៀងៗខ្លួនហើយពលរដ្ឋ
គេក៏ត្រូវយកច្បាប់ជាគោលដែរ ចំណែកឯប្រទេស
ខ្មែរក៏ដូចគ្នាដែរ ពលរដ្ឋខ្មែរគ្រប់គ្នាមានករណីយ
កិច្ចនឹងសិទ្ឋស្មើរគ្នាចំពោះមុខច្បាប់ ហើយក៏គ្មាន
ជាណាម្នាក់អាចដល់សិទ្ឋិនេះបានឡើយ ហើយ
បើមានជនណាមកអះអាងថាខ្មែរនេះឫខ្មែរនោះ
មិនអាចធ្វើនយោបាយបាននោះ ជននោះប្រាកដ
ជាមិនមែនជាជនជាតិខ្មែរក្នុងឋានៈដែលជាម្ចាស់
ជាតិមាតុភូមិរបស់ខ្លួនឡើយ។

Anonymous said...

គួតែខ្មែរគ្រប់គ្នាត្រូវដឹងយ៉ាងច្បាស់ពីប្រវត្តិសាស្សខ្មែរ
ឥឡូវនេះហើយៗក៏មិនបាច់ទៅរៀនពីប្រវត្តិសាស្សខ្មែរ
ពីជំនាន់សេ្តចជ័យជេដ្ឋាទីពីរទេ គឺជំនាន់នេះតែម្តង
តើនណាលក់ដីឲ្យយួន?តើនណាឲ្យយួនហូរចូល
ពេញស្រុកខ្មែរ?តើនណាកំពុងធ្វើឆ្កែកញ្ជះយួន?
ស្តេចក៏ជាខ្មែរ ពលរដ្ឋខ្មែរក៏ជាខ្មែរដែរ ការដែល
នាំឲ្យខ្មែរបាត់បង់ទឹដីនោះគឹមិនមែនមកពីស្តេច
ឫពលរដ្ឋខ្មែរធម្មតានោះទេ ទាំងអស់គឺបណ្តាល
មកពីអ្នកដឹកនាំខ្មែរគឺជាជនល្មោគអំណាចចង់
ធ្វើកញ្ជះគេដូចពួកអា ហ៊ុន សែននេះតែម្តង។
ប្រទេសនិមួយៗនៅលើពិភពលោកគឺមានច្បាប់
កំពូលគឺច្បាប់រដ្ឋធម្មនុញ្ញរៀងៗខ្លួនហើយពលរដ្ឋ
គេក៏ត្រូវយកច្បាប់ជាគោលដែរ ចំណែកឯប្រទេស
ខ្មែរក៏ដូចគ្នាដែរ ពលរដ្ឋខ្មែរគ្រប់គ្នាមានករណីយ
កិច្ចនឹងសិទ្ឋស្មើរគ្នាចំពោះមុខច្បាប់ ហើយក៏គ្មាន
ជនណាម្នាក់អាចដក់សិទ្ឋិនេះបានឡើយ ហើយ
បើមានជនណាមកអះអាងថាខ្មែរនេះឫខ្មែរនោះ
មិនអាចធ្វើនយោបាយបាននោះ ជននោះប្រាកដ
ជាមិនមែនជាជនជាតិខ្មែរក្នុងឋានៈដែលជាម្ចាស់
ជាតិមាតុភូមិរបស់ខ្លួនឡើយ។

Anonymous said...

This era,Khmer people no need monarchy.Stop bowing down. All of princes are not coming from heaven.They are human being like us.Time to destroy monarchy is coming up.The royal families are blood suckers;stop them to suck Khmer blood. Go to hell monarchy.
Ngeup tauv ah pouch sdach.
Kom oy pouch sdach tveu sree loeu khnorng reash .

Anonymous said...

LQQK @ THE PHOTO WHO IS THE BOSS !?! SEE WHAT THE DIFFERENT?
IN THE PHOTO THE BOSS IS H.E. Chim Siek Leng.. LOLZ
JUST USED 1 LEFTHAND!!!