Monday, August 29, 2011

Another rat jumps ships

Party downplays loss of spokesman to CPP

Monday, 29 August 2011
Meas Sokchea
The Phnom Penh Post

Prince Norodom Ranariddh has lost his longtime spokesman to the ruling Cambodia People’s Party. Chea Chanboribo, who was also a secretary of state at the Ministry of Information in 2005, has officially joined the CPP, Chea Chanboribo said yesterday.

No one can win against the Cambodian People’s Party. Therefore, I am taking the opportunity to serve the nation with the Cambodian People’s Party,” Chea Chanboribo said, adding that he had submitted a letter to Prime Minister Hun Sen last Tuesday asking to the join the CPP.

Chea Chanboribo had been a long time ally of the prince, who now leads the Norodom Ranariddh Party (NRP). He had been a member of the royalist Funcipec party, which formed a coalition government with the CPP. When the prince was removed from the Funcipec Party in 2006, Chea Chanboribo left with him.

Chea Chanboribo said he had become disenchanted with the NRP’s platform, which he described as too centrist to win an election. “Samdech Krom Preah [Norodom Ranariddh] takes a centrist policy. This is not enough,” he said. Prince Ranariddh just wants to collect members to run in an election and then try to form a coalition with the CPP, he explained.

NRP spokesman Pen Sangha said Chea Chanboribo’s defection would not affect the NRP. “He defected for personal reasons; it has no effect on us,” he said.

15 comments:

Anonymous said...

"“No one can win against the Cambodian People’s Party. Therefore, I am taking the opportunity to serve the nation with the Cambodian People’s Party,”

Or ratha, < one can win against the Cambodian People’s Party. Therefore, I am taking the opportunity to SERVE YUONS and DESTROY the nation with the Cambodian People’s Party>

pouch pouk ah crony ass, always chop opportunity to cheat and destroy Khmer

Anonymous said...

Ranarith party aniversary of death or HS use Ranarith's born for soup!

Anonymous said...

Well people said,"sleep with dog get fleas."The question is which is whom and who is the dam dog?

Anonymous said...

only dog can sleep with dog!

Anonymous said...

what took so long already? sometimes, when party failed miserably, it is time to jump ship, of course. that is smart and clever. yes, it's should serving cambodia and love for cambodia the country, not just some personal interest. it shows cambodia really changed as time progresses. nothing's wrong with changes, you know! whatever some people want to criticize you for doing so, so be it! not a big deal anymore. it is time to show national interest and serve the nation, despite political party or agenda, etc, really! god bless cambodia always.

Anonymous said...

that is so smart and clever move! god bless. it's time for all to help develop cambodia, our only khmer country on earth, you know!

Anonymous said...

cambodia is where the real khmer home is! everywhere else is just asylum, you know! god bless cambodia.

Anonymous said...

it's called changes and reforms, get used to it, ok! smart and clever people are shameless, you know. hey, it's about life and cambodia, not about you, ok! life does go on, believe it or not, you know!

Anonymous said...

CPP gets one by one defection from people in high post of other parties.
when time comes CPP high post defection to overseas and other parties are in drove. CPP is the place where they are busy making and saving money for that time.

Anonymous said...

Doesn't care much about those rats who seeking personal wealth instead defend the country. That kind of rats had no value at all in khmer society.

Anonymous said...

Anyone is free to go and join any Political Party anytime they want because ita free country . Why some people make such a bid deal out of it ? SRP started with 0 seat but now they have over 30 seats . Where did those people come from ? Didn't they
come from CPP and FUNCINPEC ? Dont be such idiots . People are moving around all the time from onre Party to another .

Anonymous said...

correction . SRP has over 26 eats ... not over 30

Anonymous said...

Some of the statement in this blog sounds like former Lon Nol Gov. official mentality. The get rich quick by finding the high up position in the Gov. then pack their back and move to another 3rd. world country. This is the real motive behind it.
This kind of mentality can't foul Cambodian any more. You need to do better than that !

Anonymous said...

it's called freedom like opposition is preaching to everybody, so don't be hypocritical, ok, opposition! people are free to join any political party they to their liking, who are you to try to control or dictate or poke fun at them! are you a hypocrite or fake!

Anonymous said...

LONG LIVE SAMDACH MOHA DECHO HUN SEN 2099!!!