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Two main opposition groups hope to join forces against Cambodia’s ruling party.
2012-06-07
Radio Free Asia
Leaders from the two main opposition parties in Cambodia will meet in the Philippines late this month to discuss a merger ahead of next year’s parliamentary elections, according to officials from both political groups.
Human Rights Party (HRP) President Kem Sokha said the plan to meet with Sam Rainsy Party (SRP) President Sam Rainsy came after he made an appeal to unite in the interest of promoting democracy in Cambodia. The two parties have tried unsuccessfully to unite over the last two years.
Sam Rainsy on Tuesday also issued a public statement calling on all democrats and political parties to join forces to compete against Prime Minister Hun Sen’s ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP).
Sam Rainsy said he is initiating a movement to bring about political reforms in the country.
Kem Sokha expressed confidence that the two would find a way to unite the opposition parties.
“If we only consider personal benefits during our talks, we won’t unite, but if we keep the national interests in mind, we should have no problem,” he said.
Kem Sokha said that he had received a letter from the SRP inviting him and his senior staff to a sit down in the Philippines.
“I am confident that we can unite.”
SRP spokesman Yim Sovann said that if the two groups can put aside their differences, they could combine to beat the dominant CPP in the parliamentary elections, which are tentatively scheduled for mid-2013.
“We could get about two million votes, despite rampant vote buying and intimidation, according to our estimates,” he said.
Commune elections
The SRP and HRP attempted to merge ahead of local-level elections for commune council chiefs held last weekend, but were unable to decide upon common goals. The parties set the wheels in motion for a merger nearly two years ago, but have so far been unwilling to see eye-to-eye.
The SRP won 22 commune council chief positions in Sunday’s election while the HRP won 18. The SRP holds 26 seats in the National Assembly, or parliament, compared to three HRP seats. By contrast, the CPP won an estimated 1,592 of 1,633 commune chief positions and holds 90 of 123 National Assembly seats.
Senior CPP member and lawyer Cheam Yeap said it is unlikely that the two parties will unite because they have such different agendas, but that even if they do they would not threaten the power of the ruling party.
“Even if they want to topple the Cambodian People’s Party, we are not afraid because the ruling party is just like a big snake that eats little frogs,” he said.
Exiled leader
Experts also believe that the united parties will face difficulty in next year’s election without their leader, Sam Rainsy, heading the election campaign.
The opposition leader currently lives in exile in France and is facing a two-year jail sentence for uprooting markers at the border with Vietnam in 2009, if he returns.
Sam Rainsy said that he plans to meet with Vietnamese officials to convince them to pressure Cambodia to allow him to enter the country.
Prime Minister and CPP leader Hun Sen responded Thursday, saying that he is not a Vietnamese puppet and telling Sam Rainsy he would face his punishment if he returned to Cambodia.
Hun Sen also took the opportunity Thursday to thank the National Election Committee (NEC), which oversees elections in the country, for its work during Sunday’s polls, which he said went “smoothly.”
“The election results were just, free, and fair,” he said.
The SRP has refused to accept the election results and has called on the NEC to recount the ballots.
Reported by RFA’s Khmer service. Translated by Samean Yun. Written in English by Joshua Lipes.
5 comments:
It's quite amusing!
Who live in the big pot and who live in the small pot?
Ah Hun Sen does not know who one of
them live in? So Sam Raingsy was
surprised what ah Hun Sen said.
If the snake eats the frog,the
eagle will eat them both.
Who is the eagle?
Mr Sam RAINSI has day dreaming and out of touch . After intimidation with
several law suits which Hun Sen did not care about , Sam Ransi came up with
having VN government to press Mr Hun Sen for his return to Cambodia . He does
think that VN is stupid enough to show the world that VN control Hun Sen ? talk
the impossible thing ? Promise the impossible thing ? Even Khmer farmer already
know that VN is going to tell Mr Rainsi that VN is not interfering other Asian mem
-beers affair . What VN benefit from helping Mr Rainsi's return ?
I think SRP need a non absent mind leader ?
សេចក្តីអំពាវនាវ ចំពោះបងប្អូនខ្មែរអ្នកស្នេហាជាតិ នៅគ្រប់ទិសទី លើពិភពលោក សូមចូលរួមពិធីបួងសួងដើម្បីរំដោះជាតិមាតុភូមិ
ដោយយោងទៅលើស្ថានការណ៍ជាក់ស្តែងសព្វថ្ងៃនៅក្នុងប្រទេសកម្ពុជា ដែលកំពុងធ្លាក់ដុនដាបក្នុងវិស័យជាច្រើនក្រោមការដឹកនាំរបស់ក្រុមពួកអាយ៉ងបរទេស រួមមានហ៊ុនសែន ជាស៊ីម ហេងសំរិន សុខអាន សុខគង់ ។ល។ ដូច្នេះ ដើម្បីរំដោះនិងសង្គ្រោះប្រជាជាតិខ្មែរនិងមាតុភូមិយើង ឲ្យផុតពីមហាគ្រោះថ្នាក់ មហន្តរាយនោះបាន យើងចាំបាច់ត្រូវតែសាកល្បង ធ្វើតាមការណែនាំរបស់ អង្គគ្រាប់ខ្សាច់ ដូចតទៅ៖
១-សារឥសី៖
មុននឹងសូត្រសារនេះ សូមលើកដៃទាំងពីរប្រណម្យសំពះ ឲ្យផុតពីលើក្បាលរបស់យើង ហើយសូត្រថា៖
«ខ្ញុំសូមនឹកដល់ផលបុណ្យដែលខ្ញុំខំកសាងសន្សំជាច្រើនជាតិសូមផលបុណ្យនោះផ្តល់ឲ្យ ខ្ញុំក្នុងពេលនេះ។»
២-សារឥសូរ៖
មុននឹងសូត្រសូមលើកដៃទាំងពីរដាក់ស្មើបបូរមាត់ ហើយទើបសូត្រថា៖
«ផលបុណ្យទាំងនេះ កើតជាសម្តី មានឫទ្ធិបារមី មហស្ចារ្យក្រៃ រុញច្រានសេចក្តីប្រាថ្នា ដើម្បីជួយខ្មែរនិងយកទឹកដីខ្មែរដែលបាត់បង់ដ៏យូរលង់មកឲ្យខ្មែរវិញយ៉ាងសក្តិសិទ្ធិ។»
៣-សរព្រះនារាយណ៍៖
មុននឹងសូត្រត្រូវធ្វើកាយវិការដូចហនុមានប្រុងវាយសត្រូវ ឈរជើងកន្ធែកចេញ ដៃឆ្វេងក្តាប់ហើយច្រត់ ចង្កេះ ជើងឆ្វេងឈានទៅមុខ ហើយប្រើម្រាមដៃស្តាំ ចង្អុលមុខ ដោយផ្តោតអារម្មណ៍ទៅលើឈ្មោះ ឬមុខ ពួកជនក្បត់ជាតិ ខ្ញុំកញ្ជះបរទេស ។ល។ សូមសូត្រថា៖
«យើងនឹងដាក់បណ្តាសាពួកអាឯង អាហ៊ុនសែន អាជាស៊ីម អាហេងសំរិន អាសុខអាន អាសុខគង់ គឺ ឲ្យពួកអាឯងខ្វាក់ភ្នែកនិងឆ្កួតល្ងីល្ងើ ភ្លេចមុខភ្លេចក្រោយ យ៉ាងទាន់ហន់។»
៤-សារព្រះវិស្ណុ៖
មុននឹងសូត្រ សូមលាដៃឆ្វេងចេញ ហើយធ្វើកាយវិការធម្មតា តែត្រូវចងចិត្តឲ្យរឹងប៉ឹង។ សូមសូត្រថា៖ «បណ្តាសាយើងនេះមានតែតួ អង្គគ្រាប់ខ្សាច់ ទើបដោះបណ្តាសានេះបាន។»
របៀបធ្វើកិច្ចពិធីនេះមានដូចតទៅ៖
ក. ត្រូវមុជ ឬ ងូតទឹកជម្រះកាយឲ្យបានស្អាត។ ចូរតាំងចិត្តឲ្យបានមោះមុត។ មិនត្រូវនិយាយលេងសើចឬ ជន្លគ្នាលេងឡើយ ។ល។
ខ. ត្រូវរៀបចំធ្វើនៅថ្ងៃ ពេញបូណ៌មី ខែទុតិយាសាឍ ត្រូវនឹងថ្ងៃទី៣ ខែកក្កដា ឆ្នាំ២០១២។
គ. ត្រូវសូត្របួងសួងឲ្យបាន១ថ្ងៃ ម្តង ឬច្រើនជាងនេះបើធ្វើទៅបាន ហើយក្នុងការសូត្របួងសួងម្តងៗនោះត្រូវសូត្រឲ្យបាន ៣ចប់។ អាចធ្វើពិធីបួងសួងនេះ នៅគ្រប់ទីកន្លែង និងនៅគ្រប់ពេលវេលា។ អាចអុជធូបមួសរសៃក៏បាន មួយក្តាប់ក៏បានតាមលទ្ធភាព។ បើអត់មានធូបដុតស្មៅដុតចំបើងក៏បាន ឬក៏ឧបកិច្ចយ៉ាងណាតាមកាលៈទេសៈ ជុំគ្នាក៏បាន មិនជុំគ្នាក៏បាន តាមការគួរដើម្បីសុវត្ថិភាព។
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If merger worked out smoothly and maintain cohesiveness among the grassroof cardes then there is bright hope to gain more seats in 2013 MP election. However they still far too short to capture victory over CPP but can put a dence of CPP's defensive position and get its attention.
But if the negotiation dragged on with fingers pointing and/or merger is a short live, then SRP is standing on the brink of self inflicting wound and/or anihilation. HRP stands to gain but not much.
MARKS MY WORDS!!!
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