Monday, March 07, 2011

Opposition merger moves forward

Sunday, 06 March 2011
Meas Sokchea
The Phnom Penh Post

Leaders from the Sam Rainsy and Human Rights parties reached an agreement during the latest round of merger talks on Thursday to limit the leadership of party officials to two five-year terms and to ensure a balance of power should the two opposition parties merge, party officials said today.

Kiet Sokun, HRP deputy president and chairman of a working group for the negotiations, said officials had agreed to three points: Both parties will have grassroots democracy, limitations on party presidential terms and an equal number of leaders from both parties at the national level.

“We want democracy from grassroots to the top, not democracy only for the top,” said Kiet Sokun.


“Every leader in all levels must have two mandates [10 years] and the national-level leaders must have balance of power to guarantee the responsibility of work.”

Kiet Sokun said that both working groups had agreed to the three points, but details of the agreement had not been decided by each party.

Son Chhay, SRP lawmaker and chairman of the SRP working group, said the party can accept the mandate limitation for party president.

“In our Cambodian country, all power is in [government leader’s hand] and is very strong; it is dangerous,” said Son Chhay.

“The SRP thinks it is a good idea. If the party leader rules the party for a long time, it can damage the party’s interests.”

Cheam Yeap, senior lawmaker for the ruling Cambodian People’s Party, said that SRP president Sam Rainsy and HRP president Kem Sokha have different visions and the ruling party is not scared of this merger.

“We are not scared of SRP and HRP merging,” said Cheam Yeap.

“I know the vision of the both parties’ leaders are not the same.”

A previous proposal for the merging of the SRP, HRP and Norodom Ranariddh parties ahead of the 2008 national elections fell through.

24 comments:

Anonymous said...

It's a good idea, but you people got your priorities wrong. When your main concern is power sharing and limiting the term because you don't trust your fellow democrats while you're in opposition, you simply play into the hand of your opponent (CPP/Hun Sen).

Term limit should be applied to the position head of state - ie PM in the case of Cambodia. For the party leader it should be decided by party members. You are struggling to get rid of a dictator, the last thing that you want to have is jealousy amongst you people....and from what I see is that you guys(HRP) are jealous of the SRP and try to put this term limit.....this is Hun Sen's tactic at work to weaken the SRP.....this merger is the end game.

Anonymous said...

Whatever Son Chhay says in this matter is irrelevant. He has little influence, if any, in his party.

et al

Anonymous said...

for me it take me maximume 6 months to find out what my mission with rainsy worth something or not, The answer is not, not and not at all? rainsy set up SRP is like SRP charity or SRP company, my man it never enought money for rainsy, event though you give hime ton of money, and may be sacrifice to burn yourself to support him, and the result is Rainsy will never gave you any gratitud,or love back to you, you may know that yourself right? aren't you?. I kept saying that Rainsy is Thai double agent you want proofe, here it is, Rainsy set up and office in Thailand, with the Thai support, some of my activist Piseth, Horm, and sareth are living in that office for more than a years during escape in 2005-
2006, and the granad attack in 1997 Rainsy he wear the bulletproof, what does it mean to you? and Chim Chany he got hit by the bullet on his lege serousely injude, with many other supporter. you may put on believe to Rainsy for futur personal benifite promissed but let me reassure you, that promise are in the air, rainsy will never mean what he said. you have to thank me for reveal this to you, rainsy if you analy a bit you can easily tell that Rainsy is not a truthworthy man at all, Rainsy integrity is Zero, hope you heard me clear about Rainsy business. rainsy call on for jasmine, what doese it mean? does he car about chaose, lossing life and business suffer and for sure the Thai will immediatly occupy preah vihear, that is what you want? rainsy never care about any Khmer, but his embition for power and his Family wealthy rich from khmer slave, are you happy being tools used by rainsy, then you are not true to yourself and your vision of helping to make Khmer stronger. I am Mike I truely care about econmy stability and pesued the happiness of my belove Khmer. Rgards,

Anonymous said...

8:45PM! when you do POLITIC what love and respect do you want?

KISS ON THE MOUTH or ASS?

Go joint DICKHEAD, FOOL!

Anonymous said...

I am 100% supported of the alliance of the SRP and HRP to represent the democratic voice in Cambodia. This will be a clear choice for the people of Cambodia in election. One either vote for the Alliance of Democrats or for the old communist/dictatorial regime CPP.

Please learn from the Tunisia, Egypt,etc. that the world in the end want to support a united democratic front against the tyranny. In the case of Cambodia, dictator Hun Sen must be removed from power at all cost. Dictator Hun Sen is too destructive Khmer Nation.

KHMER Angkor

Anonymous said...

bullshit,

The cpp are not scared?
They keep killing opposition member, jailing opposition members.

And breaking up opposition parties.

Surin Pich said...

Lady and gentlemen, please do not pay too much attention just on power sharing and term limit for the party president. Try to formulate the strategies to achieve victory during the upcoming ellection. You must know that one cannot do politic if he/she is not self reliance financially. Oppsition leaders must have a strong foundation (financially) to oppose Hun Sen CPP. As politicians, you must be able to sacrify for the sake of the country and the sake of the people.

Anonymous said...

11:10... Opposition parties are breaking up themselves. Everyone wants to be their party leader in Cambodia, so everyone creates their own party! :)

Anonymous said...

people should get their own house in order before they can claim to be able to help or lead others, really! if they can't even take care of themselves and others, how can they be allowed to lead the country, etc? go figure!

Anonymous said...

There should be no party name or representative! unless have 2 million name petition! To many bullshit party and didnt do shit for there hometown. Road is broken nothing is changed at most city in Cambodia.

Anonymous said...

do not copy and paste more than twice and it must be short and meaningful- it will not be read anyway.

Anonymous said...

10:11,

Sure that is true!

You're saying the rest isn't true.

You're saying there no killing, no jailing, no vietcong aucupation in cambodia, no hanoi cpp puppet.

MORONS!

Anonymous said...

do you know how HIV virus works to
kill your T-cell? HRP and other parties do the same thing to disable SRP. so consolidation with HRP is a no no. I know Kem Sokha personally when he was a student living in Wat Sras Chak, Phnom Penh, before 1975.
he lived in kohddhi -house-# 1, now destroyed. he was good then but not now.

Anonymous said...

Stop lying to Khmer people in here! where is the other party merging!

Anonymous said...

Nothing wrong with hun Sen except he is viet's slave, dictator, uneducated, and giving land to Yuon.

Anonymous said...

3:10AM! we have brain to know!

Anonymous said...

3:10am read more than once until you understand the context and syntax. i am not intending to lie.

Anonymous said...

Soon Hun Sen buy them all just like Son Sann, Sak Sotsakhan, Funcinpec and so on so forth...

As you all know Kem Sokha is Hun Sen's man playing from outsider to destroy other from within.

Hun Sen have been bough 3 guys to play on his behalf.

1 is Kem Sokha
2 is Mam Sonando
3 is Rong Chhun


watch and see.

Anonymous said...

3:42AM go back to sleep again.it's too early to get up guy.If you don't get up the next morning,It will better for the Khmer nation.less opinion,less headach.

Anonymous said...

kem sokha and mom sonando might not as bad but do not trust them as the two might not be able to see the inside of yuon and Hun and therefor will destroy SRP.
but rong chhun is so far so good.
I trust rong chhun but not my old acquaintance- kem sokha- the former temple srach chak resident.

Anonymous said...

Hornorable Son San had never been bought by cpp's. if it is not 90% or more true, do not bother to mention.

Anonymous said...

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ដូចជាល្ងង់ពេកណាស់។ បើ ធ្វើម្នាក់ឯង កឹម សុខា អាចមានវាសនាក្លាយជាបក្សជំទាស់ ដែលមានការទទួលស្គាល់ជាងគេជំនួសបក្ស
សម រង្សី ដែលជាបក្សរបស់បុគ្កល សម រង្សី ។

Anonymous said...

Sam Rainy already has experienced about this problem and he afraid of someone tries to destroy his party, that’s why he doesn't want to changes his party's name. His original party is Khmer Nation Party.

Ken Shoka, he is the former of Communist Government member which ruled or leaded by CPP in the 80s. During this regime he went to studies in Czechoslovakia. Let see and what will happen next?

Anonymous said...

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ដូចជាល្ងង់ពេកណាស់។ បើ ធ្វើម្នាក់ឯង កឹម សុខា អាចមានវាសនាក្លាយជាបក្សជំទាស់ ដែលមានការទទួលស្គាល់ជាងគេជំនួសបក្ស
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