Monday, May 07, 2012

Real number of CPP supporters is 30%: Kem Sokha

Kem Sokha (Photo: Tin Zakariya, RFA)
06 May 2012
By Tin Zakariya
Radio Free Asia
Translated from Khmer by Soch

Kem Sokha’s claim came in response to Hun Xen’s boating on 05 May, saying that his supporters number more than 60%.

Kem Sokha said on 06 May that the true number of CPP supporters is around 30% only, not even close to the 60% boasted by Hun Xen.

Kem Sokha made this claim during the meeting with about 500 commune councilors at the HRP headquarters in Phnom Penh on 06 May.

Kem Sokha advanced several reasons as to why the CPP has about 20 to 30% supporters: it is because the CPP uses funds to buy Cambodian people, it also threatens the people by claiming that, should another party wins the election, war will be waged. Furthermore, the majority of members of the National Election Committee (NEC) are CPP members, also the CPP has the exclusively use of state media to its advantage, etc…


Kem Sokha: “The display of the direct use of the government to serve the interest of the party, in his function as prime minister, he uses state TV to serve his party, he uses the state forum to serve his party by criticizing the opposition, and he uses government officials to serve the party, etc…”

Kem Sokha’s opinion came after Hun Xen inaugurated a road construction site in Stung Treng province on 05 May where he publicly announced that if the number of his supporters drops, he will resign from his position as PM.

Hun Xen: “I set my goal already, if the number of people who believe in me drops below 60%, I will leave, I will not represent the party as the PM.”

In regards to this issue, Kem Soha declared that if Hun Xen maintains transparency in the upcoming election, he [Kem Sokha] calls for an independent broadcasting system. The current broadcast system in Cambodia, be they radio or TV stations, only broadcast support for the ruling the party. This is a criticism raised by the opposition for a long time already. TVK, the state TV station, is a blatant example of such bias.

Kem Sokha said: “If the PM is daring, and he announced that the CPP really has more than 60% of supporters, he should let radio and TV [be accessible] to all parties. The HRP tried to buy airtime on a radio station in Siem Reap province, they threatened the radio station. The HRP tried to buy airtime in Battambang province, they threatened to remove the station’s license. This is the cowardice of the PM.”

On 06 May, RFA could not reach Khieu Kanharith, the minister of Information, to ask for clarification about this accusation.

Kim Gunnawadh, the director of the state TV station (TVK), told RFA last January that past broadcasts by TVK and by radio stations in general relate to government activities, and that all the government officials are from the ruling CPP party. That is why the bias can be seen on these broadcasts.

Nevertheless, the opposition raised about bias toward the ruling party during election campaigns, especially for the commune election campaign which lasts between 01 May and 01 June.

Ten parties are vying for seats in the upcoming commune election.

15 comments:

Anonymous said...

ហ៊ុនសែនធ្លាប់និយាយប្រាប់ដៃជើងពួកវាថា :
ក្នុងសៀវភៅយុទ្ធសាស្ដ្រខ្មោចយួនហូ ជីមិញ
មានឃ្លាមួយសរសេរថា :
“មានតែខ្មោចងាប់ទេ ដែលមិនអាចមើលឃើញ…
ស្ដាប់ឮ … និយាយកើត…”
ដូច្នេះ, ហ៊ុនសែន និងបរិវារ កំពុងអនុវត្តិទ្រឹស្ដី
ក្នុងសៀវភៅយុទ្ធសាស្ដ្រខ្មោចយួនហូ ជីមិញ នេះឯង។

Anonymous said...

ទោះជា កិម សុខា បានកំពុងតែខំនិយាយអំពីចំនួនអ្នកគាំទ្រគណបក្សប្រជាជនមានការចុៈថយក៏ដោយចុៈ ក៏កិម សុខា ខ្លួនឯងគ្មានលទ្ធភាពនឹងធ្វើការផ្លាស់ប្តូរពិតប្រាកដបានទេ! បច្ចុប្បន្ននេះគណបក្សណាក៏ដោយដែលខំបំប៉ោងសម្លេងថាអាចនឹងឈ្នៈគណបក្សប្រជាជនហើយនៅតែត្បុរក្បាលចូលរួមការបោះឆ្នោតគឺពិតជាអ្នកជួយកាន់មាត់បាវចោរយ៉ាងពិតប្រាកដ!!

Anonymous said...

if that true why can you win assholes?

Anonymous said...

thats is true asshole!

no one could win, while hoon sen is under youn ass.

hoon sen time is running out.

Anonymous said...

Kem Sokha or Sam Rainsy would do a much better job then Hun Sen CPP. Hands down

Anonymous said...

Don't read Hun Sen and Kem Sokha
lips,Khmer abroad and in Cambodia
know who they are.

Your brother is working for ah
Hun Sen,even you too.

Anonymous said...

រឿងគួរឧ្យអស់ណាស់ចំពោះគណបក្សសម រង្ស៊ី
នឹងគណបក្សកឹម សុខា នៅពេលបោះឆ្នោតកាលពីឆ្នាំ២០០៨ ដោយលោកសម រង្ស៊ី នឹងលោកកឹម
 សុខា សុទ្ធតែសង្ឃឹមថានឹងបានឈ្នះឆ្នោតលើគណបក្សប្រជាជនយួននៅស្រុកខ្មែរយ៉ាងដាច់ខាត។
គណបក្សសម រង្ស៊ូ សង្ឃឹមថាបានពី៥០ទៅ៧០កៅអី ។ ឯគណបក្សកឹម សុខាវិញសង្ឃឹមយ៉ាងមាំថានឹងបានពី៣០ទៅ៤០កៅអីដែរ ។ 
សេចក្តីសង្ឃឹមទៅលើខ្យល់នេះហើយដែលធ្វើឧ្យលោកសម រង្ស៊ី នឹង លោកកឹម សុខា មិនអាចរួបរួមគ្នាទៅកើត​។​ បើយើងសាកល្បងយល់ដឹងឧ្យបានស៊ីជម្រៅទៅ
យើងយល់ថាលោកសម រង្ស៊ី នឹងលោកកឹម សុខា គិតតែប្រយោជន៏ផ្ទាល់ខ្លួនតែប៉ុណ្ណោះ ។
មហិច្ឆិតាផ្ទាល់ខ្លួនរៀងៗខ្លួនរបស់លោកសម រង្ស៊ី នឹងលោកកឹម សុខា នេះបានក្លាយខ្លួនទៅជាអ្នកគាំទ្រដោយមិនដឹងខ្លួន ដើម្បីឧ្យគណបក្សប្រជាជនយួននៅប្រទេសខ្មែរបានឈ្នះឆ្នោតជារៀងរហូត។
មកដល់ពេលនេះក៏គណបក្សទាំងពីរនេះក៏នៅតែមិនអាចរួបរួមគ្នាបានដដែលជាដដែល ??? ។
សូមបងប្អូនខ្មែរទាំអស់ជួយសាកល្បងពិចារណាទៅមើល ? តើលោកសម រង្ស៊ី នឹង លោកកឹម សុខា ជាមនុស្សប្រភេទណា ? ជាអ្នកគាំទ្រឧ្យអាខ្វាក់ហ៊ុន សែន បានធ្វើជានាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រីចោរទៅ
ដល់វាងាប់តៃហោង ឬ យ៉ាងណា ??????? ។

Anonymous said...

FOR MR.10 : 25 PM.
IT'S VERY GOOD OBSERVATION ON MR. SAM RAINSY AND ON MR. KEM SOKHA !!!

តើខ្មែរទាំងអស់អាចដឹងរឿងពីតដែរ ឬ ទេ ៖​ តើក្រុមប្រែតនរោត្តម ប្ញណ្ណរិទ្ធ ធ្លាប់បានទទួលសំណូកពីអាខ្វាក់ហ៊ុន សែនបានប៉ុន្មានលានដុល្លារ
ដែលបានគាំទ្រអាខ្វាក់ហ៊ុន សែន ឧ្យបានទ្បើងធ្វើជានាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រីកាលពីអាណត្តិមុន​។
តើអាឈុន​ យ៉ាស៊ិត បាទទួលប្រាក់សំណូកពីអា
ខ្វាក់ហ៊ុន សែន ប៉ុន្មានលានដុល្លារ មុនពេលវានាំកូនចៅវាមួយដំបរស្វា មកធ្វើរដ្ឋប្រហារនៅក្នុងក្រុងភ្នំពេញ ??? ។
ឥទ្បូវនេះដល់វែនលោកសម រង្ស៊ី នឹង លោកកឹម សុខា ម្តងវិញ ? តើអ្នកស្នេហាជាតិទាំងពីរនាក់នេះមិនព្រមរួបរួមគ្នា ? តើលោកសម រង្ស៊ី នឹង លោកកឹម សុខា បានទទួលសំណូកពីអាក្បត់ជាតិ
ហ៊ុន សែន ក្នុងម្នាក់ៗប៉ុន្មានលានដុល្លារ ??? ។

Anonymous said...

អ្នកដែលដឹងនោះបញ្ជាក់តួលេខមកមើល
តើម្នាក់ៗទទួលប៉ុន្មានដែរ រហូតបាន​គីមូន
បានប៉ុន្មានដែរទៅ ទាំងប្រទេសផ្ដល់ជំនួយ
បានកុម្មីស្យុងប៉ុន្មានម្នាក់ដែរ ?

Anonymous said...

Mr Kem Sokha and leaders of other opposition
parties should consolidate and temporarely merge with SRP to win elections against CPP.
After the win, opposition leaders, then share positions and powers.
As it stands, no SINGLE opposition party will win.
Let's forgo personal agendas for the time being, and
CONSOLIDATE our efforts to save OUR mother land.
We are STRONGER together, and WEAKER apart.

A Khmer Patriot

Anonymous said...

SRP is the ONLY patriotic party. The rest are traitors!



LOL...

Khmer in Cabramatta, Sydney.

Anonymous said...

SRP is the ONLY patriotic party. The rest are traitors!



LOL...

Khmer in Cabramatta, Sydney.

Anonymous said...

Even with united parties between SRP and HRP under the current Electoral Commission, CPP will still be in power in 2013.

Two main oppositions, less stealing less election frauds. Easier for oppositions to campaign.

One main opposition, opposition activists face more risk to their safety. More stealing by Electoral Commission to keep CPP in power!

Either way the oppositions are FUCK! Unless all the oppositions know how to maneuver within Cambodian election process.

Anonymous said...

Good on Kem Sokha for asserting the real stats on the ground. You have balls to challenge Hun Sen heads on.

Anonymous said...

Ki good job for posting this article.

You might have just upset some of the craze fanatic SRP supporters and top 20% of SRP leadership. They might call you a traitor too!

Lol..