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Kong Sothanarith, VOA Khmer
PHNOM PENH - The United States and France both say they want to see more reforms to the election process, as Cambodia moves toward parliamentary polls in July.
Opposition officials say the process is heavily skewed in favor of the ruling Cambodian People’s Party, and election monitors say this year’s elections risk illegitimacy.
US Embassy spokesman Sean McIntosh told VOA Khmer the US is now urging Cambodia to embrace reforms recommended by the UN’s special rights envoy to Cambodia, Surya Subedi. Subedia has said the National Election Committee must make changes to level the political playing field and that opposition leader Sam Rainsy should be allowed to return to Cambodia to contest the elections.
Sam Rainsy, who has been named the president of the new Cambodia National Rescue Party, remains in exile abroad, facing imprisonment on charges he says are politically motivated if he returns to Cambodia. Opposition lawmakers have continued to call on international assistance in assuring legitimate elections for the July 28 polls.
“The United States believes that free and fair elections require a level-playing field and the unfettered participation of opposition parties,” McIntosh told VOA-Khmer via email. “The exclusion of one of the leading opposition leaders calls into question the legitimacy of the democratic process in Cambodia.”
Nicolas Baudouin, spokesman for the French Embassy, said the international community has attached “particular importance to the elections” in July. “It is in Cambodia’s interest that all political persuasions can express themselves,” he said in an e-mail.
Cambodian officials say it is not possible for Sam Rainsy to return for the election.
Tep Nitha, secretary-general of the National Election Committee, told VOA Khmer Sam Rainsy’s exclusion from the voter registration was “irreversible.” Meanwhile, the charges against him make him ineligible to run for office.
Sam Rainsy was found guilty on a number of charges related to the destruction of border markers near Vietnam in 2009.
Government spokesman Phay Siphan told VOA Khmer that Cambodia “should not be forced to respect an individual rather than the law.”
Koul Panha, executive director of the Committee for Free and Fair Elections, told VOA Khmer the charges were “a matter of politics” and that Sam Rainsy’s exclusion from the process could damage the legitimacy of the elections.
5 comments:
It is ashame to President Obama shaking hand with a criminal, mass murderer and dictatorship. Crazy Hun Sen is worst than N. Korea dictator.
pol pot #2 Hun Sen must go !
Vietcong you can take him back.
Cambodia don't need him!
very true that hun sen is worst than north korea.
តើដល់ពេលណាដែលខ្មែរភ្ញាក់ខ្លួន? ពួកបរទេសគេខំជួយដាស់ប៉ុណ្ណឹងហើយ គួរណាស់តែភ្ញាក់ ខ្លួនត្រូវចេះជួយខ្លួនយើង កុំអាងដើរខ្ចីគេដូចមេខ្មែរសព្វថ្ងៃនេះ ហើយអួតសរសើរថាឆ្លាតណាស់ តែទីបំផុតផ្ទៃដីរួមតូចបំណុលវ័ណ្ឌក ៕
Hun Sen said : Only CPP dared to condemn the USA ( & LON NOL ) for chasing Vietcong & Khmers Vietminh out of Cambodia . Hun Sen is so proud of CPP for
serving Yuon . Anyone who dares to stand in the way of Yuon interest , must be killed
by Hun Sen who will donate free coffin to the corpse .
Make no mistake, to the US, they did not lose the war because it was not based on a 'fair fight', Because the VC dug holes everywhere by using a supprise attacked and arranged prostitutes to help to win the war. They were so good at lying, cheating, deceiving and manipulation. So, don't be so proud of yourself!, because the truth is, the US could have bombed them just like they did to the Horoshima or Nagashaki etc. But they did not want to, because of humanitarian ground.
The US are not stupid like these monkies VC think they are.They also knew that Cambodia is being controlled by these crooks as well, but they just don't care, because there is nothing to be benefited from. However, they gave it sometimes to see, how far will they go? Right now, they can see clearly that the VC and the Chinese crooks will never change their tactic of war e.g US made Asians fight with Asians and so, the VC copy cat this idea of 'killing two birds with one stone' or 'making khmers kill khmers'. In other words, war has never been fair, one person's trick is another person pleasure. Today, we use the word 'preempty stricke' or 'kill them before they kill us', so right now, everyone is siting on the time bomb really.
Concusion
This time, there is no turning back. Right now, China and Thai have made an agreement in partnership to attack the VN, Srok Khmer, philipine, Japan, and while the US have to face with the other side e,g the middle east and north korea. The US at the same time is, cooperating with Thai, Philipine, Vietnam in order to sell their weapons (fuelling China) What I am trying to say here is, we are approaching a world war III for god sake!
For the VC, Chinese and CPP's crooks, well your time is running out. So, stop making khmers kill khmers for your own benefit. You must change the way you should behave in the name of 'right and just' for everyone before it is too late, really. My suggestion is, leave Cambodia alone for once. Let us have our own sovereignty state. Because we want to be independent just Israel does right now. If not, prepare for the worst because the worst is iminent (WWIII-doomsday). Not worth it really.
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