Tuesday, July 30, 2013

US urges probe into Cambodia vote 'irregularities'

US urges probe into Cambodia vote 'irregularities'
 
AFP | 30 July 2013

WASHINGTON — The United States voiced concern on Monday about reports of irregularities in Cambodia's weekend elections and called for a credible investigation.

"We urge all parties and their supporters to continue to act in an orderly and peaceful manner in the post-election period," State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said.

The Cambodian opposition rejected the results of the polls even though it made significant gains, saying it had been robbed of victory over strongman Premier Hun Sen.

"We are concerned by numerous reported irregularities in the electoral process," Psaki said, adding that Washington had long called on Phnom Penh "to address systemic flaws such as problems in the voter registry and unequal access to the media."

"We call for a transparent and full investigation of all credible reports of irregularities," Psaki told reporters.

It was the worst election result for Cambodia's ruling party since 1998, after the opposition was emboldened by the return from exile of its leader Sam Rainsy, even though he was barred from running.

Hun Sen's Cambodian People's Party (CPP) announced late Sunday it had taken an estimated 68 out of the 123 seats in the lower house, against an increased 55 for the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP).

"We believe that, of course, the Cambodian people should have confidence in the outcome of the election," Psaki added.

21 comments:

Anonymous said...


បើគណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជា អះអាងថាខ្លួនខំធ្វើកន្លងមកដើម្បីជាតិ​ជាទីស្រឡាញ់ ទៅខ្លាចស្អីគ្រាន់តែបង្កើតគណៈកម្មការចម្រុះសើប​អង្កេតរឿងមិនប្រក្រតីពាក់ព័ន្ធនិងការបោះឆ្នោត(បើមាសទឹក១០កុំខ្លាចភ្លើង)។​ ប៉ុន្តែអាណត្តិនេះមានភាពមិនប្រក្រតីច្រើនណាស់ ដូចជា បាត់ឈ្មោះ ធ្លាប់បោះអាណត្តិមុនបាន តែអាណត្តិនេះបោះមិនបាន ឈ្មោះស្ទួន គជប បក្សពួកកាន់អំណាច...។ បើស្នេហាជាតិពិត វាល្មមហើយ ទុកឲកូនខ្មែរផ្សេងចូលរួមស្នេហាផង។ សូមអរគុណ!

Anonymous said...

Great NEWS that the US is backing up the CNRP. We need the UN and the EU to put pressure also; after that, we will be home free.
The NEC is in BIG trouble right now. They either comply with the CNRP, UN & EU demands or will be hang by the people.

Anonymous said...

បើគណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជា អះអាងថាខ្លួនខំធ្វើកន្លងមកដើម្បីជាតិ​ជាទីស្រឡាញ់?

I don’t think so.
If so, why has Hun Sen allowed millions of Vietnamese to come and live Cambodia and etc?

Anonymous said...

Yeah, The Cambodian People have spoken and ah Hun Sen Communist Pirate Party otherwise known as CPP has lost to the CNRP already!!!

Anonymous said...

Booo the US Government! The politicians are bought by the Big Brothers for :Change: People's rights to the Constitution are being trample upon. Boo to Obama. Boo to Hillary. Boo to Pelosi. Booming to the Big Corporations the rest has to be their slaves.

Anonymous said...

NEC is a Vietnamse colonisation tool in Cambodia and it should be destroyed and its headquarter should be torn down for good.

Anonymous said...

ផែនដីខ្មែរមិនអាចមាន ព្រះអាទិត្យពីររះលើ
ផែនដីតែមួយបានឡើយ។

សមេ្តចបណ្ឌិតអគ្គមហាសេនាបតីតេជោ ហ៊ុន សែន វរ្ម័នទី១ មិនមែនជាមនុស្សលោកទេ សមេ្តចជាព្រះបាទ ហ៊ុន ទៀន ចាប់ជាតិ សមេ្តចជាព្រះបាទធម្មិក សមេ្តចជាទេវតារស់មកសង្គ្រោះប្រជាជនកម្ពុជា និងប្រទេសកម្ពុជាឱ្យ សម្បូរសប្បាយ រង់រឿង និងសុខក្សេមក្សាន្ដ!!!

សមេ្តចជាព្រះអាទិត្យតែមួយ រះលើផែនដីនេះ...។

ជយោ! សមេ្តចបណ្ឌិតអគ្គមហាសេនាបតីតេជោ ហ៊ុន សែន វរ្ម័នទី១ ជាទេវតានៃកម្ពុជា!!!

បរាជ័យពួកអាសត្វឆ្កែបរទេស (!!)

បរាជ័យពួកអាសំណល់បាតសង្គម (!!)

Anonymous said...

NEC = NATIONAL ELECTION CHEATING

Anonymous said...

Yeah, The Cambodian People have spoken and ah Hun Sen Communist Pirate Party otherwise known as CPP has lost to the CNRP already!!!

Anonymous said...

Thanks to the US DoS for urging to investigate the irregularies of the election results. Hunsen regime does not care what US told them. Time to teach them a lesson for how to respect the will of its own people.

The Cambodian abroad, time start organizing protest around the world again to show your support asking the UN, European Parliament, and governments that support free and fair election, to launch the investigation. When the truth comes out, the CPP violates the election law, the must be removed/banned from the election in Cambodia.

Let's come out one more time to do the final push to find justice for Cambodian.

Anonymous said...

Now is the time to end all Vietnamese hidden colonisation in Cambodia once for all.
It's better to die on our feet than to live on our knees.

Anonymous said...

Hey People,

ព្រះបាទធម្មិក = Preh Bath Tharmeuk # Cheater
ព្រះបាទធម្មិក = Preh Bath Tharmeuk # Killer
ព្រះបាទធម្មិក = Preh Bath Tharmeuk # Ignorant

Anonymous said...

Take to ICJ? Base on what .. ? That is why all the khmer are so so stupid and should not live in this planet..

NEC and your whole goverment COntrol from Hanoi... and IJC have no jurisdiction. we even control your life and your family and wife and children and your many lovers..

your culture and tradition have been lost and you stupid khmer peoples ever did was copies musics from musics from Thailand .. and even your Angkor Wat we control too..

wake up you all usless khmer ..

and wake up to your new province of VietNam .. Long Live Viet Nam and Hun Sen and soon Hun Manet will the be the Cambodia Arm Forces Chief...

Anonymous said...

whoever wrote about hun sen is here to help cambodian people n country must be out of ur mind. he is here on earth to destroy cambodia n serve vietnam. so if u r dump has no brain just shut up. if u stupid don't try to be smart.

Anonymous said...

Hun Sen can't be removed peacefully? Maybe the Arabs Spring style should do.

Anonymous said...

if cpp is meas thok dop hate iy klach pleung. if cpp innocent what are you scare for?

Anonymous said...

what do you want hun sen? the vietnamese want to have war with USA see which one have more power do you want to try hun sen.

Anonymous said...

KILL ALL THE CPP CROOKS NOW ! ! ! DON'T LET THEM KILL OUR CHILDREN. TIME IS NOW NOW NOW NOW ! ! !

SIGNED: KHMER YOUTH MOVEMENT

Anonymous said...

12:48PM, learn how to write English first.

Anonymous said...

Ah Long Live shit Viet


At least we, Khmer dare to rebel against our oppressive government.
What have you, coward Viet, done? Nothing, but fleeing your country from a handful of dictators!
You should go to a Viet anti-government blog to rally the Vietnamese to rise up against your ruthless Hanoi government.
Show your courage to the world like us, don’t be coward.
And what ICJ do you coward talking about, dumb ass?

Anonymous said...

គជប ជាមេចោរហនេយ្យុំ(ហន្ទយុង)ដែលធ្លាប់តែរួមគំនិត គ្នាជាមួយបក្សប្រជាជន លួចសន្លឹកឆ្នោតនេះ អស់បីនិតិកាលមកហើយ(៩៨-2003 និង2008)។ លើកនេះទៀត ក៏គេបានប្រើល្បិចរបៀបនេះទៀត ព្រោះគេធ្លាប់រកស៊ីបានតែរបៀបនេះ។ ប៉ុន្តែម្តងនេះ ប្រជារាស្ត្រខ្មែរ មិនបណ្តោយឱ្យពួកចោរហនេយ្យុំទាំងនេះ លួចបានសម្រេចទៀតឡើយ។