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| Prom Saunora and his delegation have so far met with representatives of the UN and of US institutions including think tanks and the State Department. (Photo: by VOA Khmer) |
Wednesday, 09 May 2012
Men Kimseng, VOA Khmer | Washington, DC
“There is no point in going, because the Cambodian People’s Party will still win the election.”
A Cambodian-American group in the US has begun lobbying Washington institutions in an effort to affect political change in Cambodia ahead of national elections there next year.
Group leader Prom Saunora told VOA Khmer they are working to improve human rights and free speech, curb corruption and improve border and immigration issues.
Failure to pay attention to these issues could result unrest like the Arab Spring, he said. “This will lead to bloodshed.”
Prom Saunora also warned of Cambodians becoming disillusioned with the election process, with the potential of boycotting future polls if more is not done to reform it. Current elections are heavily skewed toward the ruling party, he said.
“There is no point in going, because the Cambodian People’s Party will still win the election,” he said. “This will lead to the collapse of our democracy.”
Prom Saunora and his delegation have so far met with representatives of the UN and of US institutions including think tanks and the State Department.
“We have demanded reform at the National Election Committee to make it independent,” he said. The group advised having more participation from international experts during the election process, working with local parties and NGOs to form an independent election monitoring body.
“Once this change is possible, it can put pressure on the government to change other issues that are not in compliance with the Paris Peace Agreement,” he said.
9 comments:
I totally support his position. We, Khmer oversea, should do more to topple Hun Sen from power.
Hun Sen is the devil working for Youn Hanoi interest, not for Khmer interest. He is a Khmer traitor.
Will this group join with ah mom sonando and ah sourn serey ratha?
If so don't ask expect khmer people will support you.
You better stay away from those hypocrites.
Ah mom sonando has two wives and ah sourn serey ratha's wife is yourn therefore, be careful.
ខ្ញុំបាទសូមគាំទ្រលោក Prom Saunora ដែល
មានយល់ឃើញល្អពិតចំពោះប្រទេសជាតិរបស់
លោក ដែលបាននិងកំពុងត្រូវយួននិងសៀមលេប
ត្របាក់។សូមលោកមេត្តាជួយស្រោចស្រង់ប្រទេស
ជាតិខ្មែរយើងឱ្យចាកផុតទុក្ខពីចង្គមមជ្ជុរាជទាំងពីរ។
to 8:00 AM,
You are a real CPP as Viet Dogs? Mom Sonando and Sam Rainsy are Khmers. As We see their action showing those are Khmer help Khmer.
1:50 PM
Why you insult other are CPP or Viet Dogs. Or just because they did not have the same believe or have different political views as you are.
These people are Khmer like you or me and are not Viet Dogs.
Sure you are an oversea Khmer. You should use your time, learning from the western people, how most their party political members behaved and acted.
time for hoon sen of hanoi to go!
8:00 am ,and 3:10pm,
Not everyone of Khmer is perfect,
but Sen and most CPPs are far below from perfect, they are
traitors. I hope most Khmer do not
stand ond the traitor side.
Remember and consider-
there is no reason for Viet to care about Khmer.
And why we are so stupid and care about their nation.
Khmer have a culture of losing,
and a formula of losing even though they are nationalist.
Prom Saunora is one the formula practice. When someone do not do the way they believe, they criticise or condemn their opponent.
Prom Saunoran can do that but not to say that election is worthless.
fighting do not end overnight. and you just get started.
8:00 AM
:) I agree with you that Mam Sonando is a crook having two wives, or he may has slept with many more girls abusing our money we donated to his work which we thought he was a good man. But about Sourn Serey Ratha, this guy is a fake, a bait of CPP/Yuon, but his wife is not Yuon. She is Khmer.
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