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| Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen gestures after casting his ballot in local elections at Ta Khmau town, in Kandal province, some 15 kilometers (9 miles) south of Phnom Penh, Sunday, June 3, 2012. Hun Sen's ruling party was expected to win the elections in a vote that monitors say is tainted by vote buying and other irregularities. (Photo: AP) |
Monday, 04 June 2012
Reporters, VOA Khmer | Phnom Penh
“The new leadership in the village and commune must change”
The ruling Cambodian People’s Party won local elections in an estimated 1,592 communes nationwide, a wide majority of the total 1,633, officials said Monday.
The opposition Sam Rainsy Party won an estimated 22 communes, with the Human Rights Party following with 18 after Sunday’s polls. Officials said it appeared unlikely that either of two royalist parties won any communes.
Opposition officials told reporters Monday the high number of seats for the Cambodian People’s Party was a result of irregularities and voter intimidation.
“It is a large victory for the CPP,” said ruling party lawmaker Cheam Yiep, following polls in which more than 8 million voters were expected to select councilors for nearly 11,500 seats across the country. Commune councils are tasked with local governance, though some critics maintain that too much governmental power remains centralized with the national government.
The minority opposition Human Rights Party, which holds only three seats in the National Assembly, appeared to have made some gains in this election. HRP President Kem Sokha said the seats his party had won had been wrested from the CPP, not the main opposition Sam Rainsy Party. “It was a victory,” he said.
Yim Sovann, a spokesman for the Sam Rainsy Party, which appeared to have lost ground in an estimated six communes, said the “real voice” of the people had not been heard. “The voice that the CPP received was an intimidated voice,” he said.
Both opposition parties noted numerous irregularities in the process and have called for more action from the National Election Committee, which party officials say is biased towards the CPP.
Kem Sokha and Yim Sovann both said the parties could look to more cooperation in the future.
Kem Sokha said he wanted to “open to door” for a merger of the two parties. Yim Sovannn said he would welcome “reintegration” of all supporters of democracy “to compete with the CPP in the future.”
Election officials said they were happy with Sundays turnout, while many voters said they hoped to see change in local leadership, as they cast ballots and dipped their fingers in ink.
“The new leadership in the village and commune must change,” said Sao Vireak, who drives a tuk-tuk taxi for a living and who said he was tired of low-level corruption. “When they need to repair roads, they should not ask for a lot of contribution money from the people, because we are poor.”
Election monitors declared Sunday’s voting non-violent, even if there were some irregularities. Cambodia will now prepare for national elections, to be held next year.
20 comments:
It is big defeat for the SRP as it cannot even retain its existing minor seats. You can list plenty of reasons to back up the decline. But it is important to look bayon this defeat, and composing new strategy for next year election. The merger with HRP is inevitable, and the return of Mr. Sam Rainsy to the country is also an option.
Who let Vietnamese people vote in Cambodia? Dog, cat, monkey or Sam arch hus
We are excepting defeats when we allow what Comfrel report that there were 1.5 millions voters name were missing from voter registration list, which cpp used these 1.5 millions name to votes for cpp, which meant that 3 millions voter from opposition parties were robbed.
also international community should never certify any voting process that is organize by the national election committee.
បើដឹងហើយថាអាគណបក្សប្រជាជនយួនរបស់ក្រុមអាខ្វាក់ហ៊ូន សែន ជាក្រុមចោរលួចសន្លឹកឆ្នោតដែរ ម្តេចទ្បើយក៏នាំគ្នាត្របុលក្បាលចូលទៅបោះឆ្នោតជាមួយពួកវាពីរបីដងរួចមកហើយកើត ? ។
មតិមហាជនខ្មែរគេបានធ្វើសំណូមពរគ្រប់មជ្ឈដ្ឋានឧ្យគណបក្សសមរង្ស៊ី គណបក្សសិទ្ធិមនុស្ស រួមរួមគ្នាបង្កើតគណបក្សតែមួយតាំងពីមុនឆ្នាំ១៩៩៨ នឹង
មុនឆ្នាំ២០១២នេះទៀត តែគណបក្សទាំងពីរនេះមិ
នព្រមរួមរួមគ្នាទ្បើយ។
ក្រោយពីចាញ់អាហ៊ុន សែន នៅឆ្នាំ១៩៩៨មក
ទើបបានប្រកាស់រួបរួមគ្នា ប្រកាស់តែមាត់បានមួយដណ្ហើមចង្រិតមកក៏រលាយបាត់ទៅ ។ ដល់ពេលនេះដឹងថាចាញ់ចោរទៀតហើយ ក៏តាំងចាប់ផ្តើមរករួបរួមគ្នាទៀតហើយ ? ។
ខ្មែរមិនត្រូវជឿរលើពួកអាក្បត់ជាតិទាំងពីរគណបក្ស្ននេះព្រមទាំងអាសម រង្ស៊ី នឹង អាកឹម សុខា តទៅទៀតទៅ ព្រោះអាពីរក្បាលនេះជាអាយ៉ងពិតប្រាកដរបស់អាខ្វាក់ហ៊ុន សែន មិនអាចប្រកែកបានទ្បើយ ។
តើអាពីរនាក់នេះវាបានទទួលប្រាក់ដុល្លារចំនួនប៉ុន្មានលានដុល្លារក្នុងម្នាក់ៗពីអាខ្វាក់ហ៊ុន សែន ?
ទង្វើក្បត់ជាតិរបស់អាក្បត់ជាតិទាំងពីរក្បាលនេះ វាធ្វើជាមិនត្រូវគ្នាដើម្បីលក់ក្បាលវាឧ្យបានថ្លៃតែម្យ៉ាងគត់ ។
អាពីរនាក់នេះត្រូវមានទោសធ្ងន់ជាងអាក្បត់ជាតិអាខ្វាក់ហ៊ុន សែន ទៅទឿតព្រោអាពីរនាក់នេះជាអ្នករួមក្បត់ជាតិដោយមិនដឹងខ្លួន ដោយសារតែមានមហិច្ឆិតាលោភលន់ផ្ទាល់ខ្លួនរបស់វាទាំងពីរនាក់ដែលវាគ្មានអ្វីមកដោះសារបានទ្បើយ ។
ទង្វើអាក្បត់ជាតិទាំងពីរនាក់ គឺជាយុទ្ធសាស្ត្តដើម្បីឧ្យអាខ្វាក់ហ៊ុន សែន នៅដឹកនាំប្រទេសខ្មែរគ្មានទីបញ្ចប់ ដើម្បីឪ្យយួនមានលទ្ធភាពចូលមកយកស្រុកបញ្ចូលទៅក្នុងសហពន្ធឥណ្ឌូចិនដែលមានយួនជាអ្នកត្រួតត្រត្រា ។
Kuwaiti gets 10 years for Twitter blasphemy
Lawyer: Sentence was the maximum that 26-year-old man could have received
KUWAIT — A Kuwaiti man was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Monday after he was convicted of endangering state security by insulting the Prophet Mohammad and the Sunni Muslim rulers of Saudi Arabia and Bahrain on social media.
Shi'ite Muslim Hamad al-Naqi pleaded innocent at the start of the trial last month, saying he did not post the messages and that his Twitter account had been hacked.
The written verdict, delivered by Judge Hisham Abdullah, found Naqi guilty of all charges, a court secretary told Reuters. The sentence was the maximum that 26-year-old Naqi could have received, his lawyer Khaled al-Shatti said.
The judge found him guilty of insulting the Prophet, the Prophet's wife and companions, mocking Islam, provoking sectarian tensions, insulting the rulers of Saudi Arabia and Bahrain and misusing his mobile phone to spread the comments.
"The prison sentence is long but we have the chance to appeal," Shatti said.
Under Kuwaiti law, the defense can file an appeal within 20 days of the verdict and jail sentences have been reduced in the past for similar convictions.
The civil plaintiff arguing the case against Naqi, as well as some Kuwaiti politicians, had called for Naqi to be executed in a case that stoked sectarian tensions in the Gulf state.
"This verdict is a deterrent to those who insult the Prophet Mohammad, his companions and the mothers of the believers," civil plaintiff Dowaem al-Mowazry said in a text message.
He had argued in court that Naqi must be made an example of.
Dozens of Sunni Muslim activists and lawmakers protested against Naqi shortly after his arrest and he was attacked in jail by a fellow inmate, according to the Interior Ministry.
Sectarian tensions
Naqi did not appear in court on Monday. He was in the central prison where he has been held since his arrest in March, the court secretary said. He appeared in previous sessions in a wooden and metal cage, guarded by armed men in black balaclavas.
The activists who protested against him accused Naqi of links to Shi'ite regional power Iran, something he has denied.
Shi'ites are thought to number between 20-30 percent of Kuwait's 1.1 million nationals. Vocal members can be found in senior positions in parliament, media and business.
Jerry in the mouse in DUBAI, UAE.
if we figure out the vote by percentage the cpp won 97.5% then its chance will be sadam or ghadafi soon.
Against Logic:
At a time when the Khmer people's suffering have exacerbated heavily due to stupid land concession to Vietnam,the popularity of the CPP surged as well.
No wonder they called Cambidia a kingdom of wonder.
The more the government kills our children, the more we vote for the government.
Khmer people need experts to expose the way the puppet government cheats the election. This puppet government of Hun Shit learned and followed its master Vietnam very well on how to scare the people, how to cheat the election, etc...
12:48AM,
one- divided by two- is half.
half-multiplied by two- is one.
there is no difference.
HRP members are from SRP,
what is the point of being joined by HRP ?
Bạn giết và lái xe người Khmer và cho đất của bạn cho chúng tôi. Đây là một con chó rất dũng cảm.
I would like to say congratulation to CPP, and all the supporters for their hard fought victorious election. It was a free and fair election. Clearly Cambodian trusted CPP to lead the country to next century. Even Borie Kola & Boung kok voted for Our hero CPP.ScamSRP their potato diggers might have to wait until next life. Losers might have to go home with empty pocket again. It's ok for you cockroaches to start crying your asses out. Pi Anh.
សែនអើយសែន! ដល់ពេលវេលាដែលឯងត្រូវអស់លក្ខហើយអាខ្វាងម្ខាក់! ថ្ងៃអន្សារបានមកដល់ហើយ! ចលនាអំណាចពលរដ្ឋខ្មែរនឹងយកក្បាលអាក្បត់ជាតិឯងទៅកាត់ទោសនៅ(ICC)នៅក្នុងខែមិថុនាឆ្នាំ២០១២នេះហើយ។
I think - Khmer Revolution is unavoidable...
Only 22 seats for SRP? I feel sorry for the cows that were used during the election campagne. Next time, they have to use monkeys.
Take care of this guy once for all and to end any pain.
Ya,ya,and ya cult,cunning, cutting,cheating, cross, criminal, cruel,crabs,crazy-people party (CPP) naming all the worst of the CPP can do and then,won!yay!sic headed!!! the fact, winners are losers! and losers are winners!because the CPP cheating, and all the money from robbing and killing the innocents hahahaha
Oneday, Viets will kill the CPP clan and take over like it did to KhKrom, Charm, Loas and mong/indigenous and then I say to the CPP Yay!!! dickhead!
8:44 AM
Exactemento! SRP needs monkey like you!
8888បោះឆ្នោតម្ដងណាក៏ ហ៊ុន សែន ស៊ីដាច់ធ្លុះធ្លាយតែហ្មង
អាហ្នឹងមិនទាន់រាប់ (១.៥០០.០០០)នាក់ផងប្រាប់អោយដឹងទៅ អាវ៉ា...
Cambodian folks,
Vietnamese folks can read it too what I am about to say.
As long as the Viet Congs control over Cambodia, there will be no party (Non-CPP) will win.
The non-CPP parties such as SRP, HRP and Royal party have been divided by the Viet Congs. How they can do it? They control Cambodia's economy and so they have money.
Why the US and China ignored Viet Congs took over Cambodia? You all figure out.
IF YOU LOSE YOU LOSE. STOP CRYING, NOBODY CARES.
REVOLUTION FROM UR COMPUTER? SHUT UR HOLE!
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