Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Row over Cambodia poll results heating up as opposition rejects ruling party's victory



"Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground." 

 — Theodore Roosevelt



English.news.cn   2013-08-12
By Nguon Sovan 

PHNOM PENH, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- A dispute over Cambodian election results is heating up as the opposition party rejected the initial official results that showed the ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP) of long-serving Prime Minister Hun Sen won a majority of votes in the July 28 poll.





The state's National Election Committee (NEC) released the results on Monday, showing that Hun Sen's party got 3,235,969 votes and the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) of longtime opposition leader Sam Rainsy received 2,946,176 votes.


The CPP calculated that with its 3,235,969 votes, it won 68 seats of the 123 parliamentary seats, while the CNRP, with its 2, 946,176 votes, got the remaining 55 seats.

Hun Sen, who has ruled the country for 28 years, will continue to stay in power for another five years through the outcome. 


But the opposition CNRP rejected the results, warning that there could be possible uprising or protests by people if an independent poll irregularity investigation committee was not formed.

"The CNRP is very disappointed and opposed to the National Election Committee for releasing the preliminary election results in a situation that the poll irregularities on the election day have not been either investigated or resolved," Kem Sokha, CNRP's Vice President, said in a press conference on Monday.


"The party's leaders decided to reject the temporary results," he said.

"The NEC released the results during a fragile political situation, so it must be responsible for any possible mutinies or protests that could happen and lead to political instability," he added.


He said if an independent committee was not established for the investigation, he would like to call for the international community not to recognize any government that would be established from the election on July 28.

Kem Sokha claimed that the CNRP should win 63 seats, with the CPP getting the remaining 60 seats if the serious irregularities were investigated and resolved.


The opposition claimed that about 1.3 million voters were unable to vote because their names were not on the voter list. In addition, it said, there were about 1 million ghost names on the voter lists and about 200,000 duplicate names.

As of Monday, the proposed independent committee, which is seen as the only body to peacefully resolve the dispute between the two parties over the poll results, has not been set up yet due to disagreement over committee members.

CNRP's President Sam Rainsy on Sunday renewed the threat to call mass protests against the results if a committee still could not be established.


"I will return to Cambodia very soon. We will hold massive demonstrations to demand for the change of the current leaders if a joint poll probe technical group is still controversial and cannot find justice for the people," he wrote on his Facebook page from Massachusetts, the United States, where he was attending his daughter's wedding.


Sam Rainsy left the country for the U.S. on Tuesday last week and is expected to return this week.

Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sar Kheng said last Friday that soldiers and armored vehicles had been deployed on the outskirts of Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia, in order to ensure security and stability after Sam Rainsy had repeatedly called for mass demonstrations against the results.

"We have no intention to threaten people, but the government has a duty to protect security and peace. If it is a peaceful protest, I ensure that there will really be no any problem happens, " he told reporters.

"In case that a protest has led to violence, destruction to national security, and damage to public or private properties, the protest leaders and offenders must take full responsibilities in front of the law for consequences arising from the protest," he said.


Kem Sokha called on the government to stop further troop and armored vehicle deployments, saying it was an intimidation to the people.

The complete poll results will be released between Aug. 16 and Sept. 8, according to the NEC.

The constitution stated that a new parliament would be established no later than 60 days after the election.

Prime Minister Hun Sen said on August 2 that the new parliament and government would be established as schedule even though the opposition boycotted the first parliamentary session.


"According to the constitution, a new government will be formed by a 50 percent plus one majority, or 63 lawmakers, in the new National Assembly," he said, adding that he would be the prime minister for the new five-year mandate government.


Editor: Zhu Ningzhu
link to this story: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-08/12/c_132624100.htm

34 comments:

Anonymous said...

To all military police and all armed forces, you must support the protest, because for you, for your kids and for your grand kids future most important for your country.
Don’t believe this dictator Hun Sen. All he cares only his families he don’t care for Cambodian people at all.

Anonymous said...

so one sided report. definitely a bias in this report.

Anonymous said...

Please post part 2 of Sam Rainsy's Forum in Lowell, MA.

Please post part 2 of the video.

Anonymous said...

Sam Rainsy is 62 or 63 now he does not have much time, If he let this losing battle go he has no hope to become a PM. Therefore, what ever he has to he will do it. Kim Sokha orther hand, get nothing to lose, If cpp form a gov'ment they will need him and his cnrp members. However, Rainsy does not has a senator statue to become a PM, because the law said for any cambodian citizen to become a PM or second PM they have to have to become a senator first. So Rainsy don't have any of those. Becouse he was a representive from KG pong cham and Kim Sokha now is the first Rep. from KG pong cham, so if kim sokha resign he cannot become the second PM or Pres. of the senate due to his statue. What i am saying is Rainsy has only one chance now is to protest the sesult of the voting untill he become some body. That why you all see the dog is tail ended rigth now.

sith phila, pa

Anonymous said...

sith phila, pa is silly and dumb!

Anonymous said...

Congratulate to Hun Sen and the CPP on their victory. The people have spoken, for the past 30+ years, the people of Cambodia rejected the oppositions’ racist, radical, xenophobic views. The oppositions are a bunch of sore losers, who have lost every election. Every time they lost, they refused to accept the result, and provoked chaos and violence – it is a proven failed tactic. The CPP should do everything it can to protect the people, deploy troops and crush the troublemakers and drive them out of Cambodia once and for all. Long live CPP!

Anonymous said...

I AM HATING THIS GUY, KHMER TRAITOR.

Anonymous said...

I never heard Rainsy speaks to reporters in French and English. If he keeps speaking Khmer like Hun Sen, how can he send his message across to international communities. They don't understand Cambodia when he speaks. He should speak other languages to let reporters understand. Is he illiterate like Hun Sen who can't speak other language?

Anonymous said...

are you wishes to throw cambodia into fire now. to make all of you happy cambodia must burn to ground zero like pol pot did again?.. that is the evils wish man. all of you are just comming from hell,,,, arent you ?......are you khmer ? and rainsy stop lying people will you ? chinese guy like you only master at cheating people to die for you but your famillies never like khmer te. your daughter just marred to white guy is a perfect samples . aren't you?. now crystals clear that you do denying us khmer.. didn't you rainsy?. will rainsy sacrifice his life for khmer?, it is a big jok. right? and remind you if your streets wild people burn other peoples what wil business, what will happen . is that clear to you.?mike

Anonymous said...

you are a fk dumb just like your father, aren't you? your dynasty is only ruiling to ruin, right? for the last 3o years, your dynasty is working for the benefit of the outsiders and for you nepotism only, right? you have killed, robbed and killed us khmers on a daily basis and you think you can get away from it, right? you fk head is leading to self suicide too, right? But no need to worry, the whole world already knows how stupid your dynasty is, right? so, go ahead keep doing your evil deeds because the end will come, just like Kingta and dynasty too, right?

Right now our neigbouring are loving at such a dynasty and of course please for you all to win to continue helping them to ruin your own country and naiton for them, right? you are so dumb, dumber than a dog, right?

Neverthelese, we people of cambodia has nothing to lose but your dynasty and your outsiders mob will be in the deep shit, because enough is enoug. we will not let you do whatever you want anymore. We are now in the driver seat and we wil drive until you all are off, out of our country and will sent you all back to where you came from, right? lol

Anonymous said...

NEC said they are under VC, Chinese and CPP mafia controlled and had to to do as told or else they are gone, dead!

Anonymous said...

Fuck them they want to play with fire. we kun Khmer people should burn them CPP out of Cambodia and ban this party.

Anonymous said...

i pray night and day for the spirit of khmer king jayavaraman vii to guide these two men minds and souls, so that they will productively work with each other for the benefit of cambodia. hope that they would find a common ground and start it ftom there. and i strongly believe that both are khmer nationalists.

Anonymous said...

The CPP was created by Ah Ho Chi Mihn since 1951. No doubt, this ass CPP will serve Viet for ever. What we will to do with this traitor of Khmer nation?

Anonymous said...

are you wishes to throw cambodia into fire now. to make all of you happy cambodia must burn to ground zero like pol pot did again?.. that is the evils wish man. all of you are just comming from hell,,,, arent you ?......are you khmer ? and rainsy stop lying people will you ? chinese guy like you only master at cheating people to die for you but your famillies never like khmer te. your daughter just marred to white guy is a perfect samples . aren't you?. now crystals clear that you do denying us khmer.. didn't you rainsy?. will rainsy sacrifice his life for khmer?, it is a big jok. right? and remind you if your streets wild people burn other peoples business, what will happen . is that clear to you.?.mike

Anonymous said...

Good bye for ever UN ! After troop movement in the capital , Hun Sen managed to
announce his victory . This action is equivalent to the Coup d'état , using the ballots
which were stolen by his NEC .Hun Sen learnt that the International Community did
accept Fait accomplit when he launched the coup in 1997 . Hun Sen will protect his
power all cost , he will kill people who are in his way . Is Mr Sam ready to fight or
let Mr Kem do alone in Cambodia ?

Anonymous said...

Ah yuon hun sen
Ah yuon ho chheam tminh
Doch ah kadafi pourk mark vea.

Anonymous said...

Khmers must not kill Khmers. Despite the Yuon muthafuckers said or command, I hope the CPP are smart enough to recognize what is right and what is wrong in our country! Please don't kill anymore of our people. The Viet-Congs are boasting how many Khmer women they have raped and how many Khmers they have tortured. No Khmer, I mean no Khmer could have listen to that and still have the commitment to follow with this crap.
Our country is being devastated from every front. Land are being sold piece by piece. Natural resources are being trucked out on a daily basis to Vietnam and other country!
Yet, most of Khmers are starving and have no land to support themselves. How is that a motivation for a change?
Mass demonstration is the very least us Khmers must do. We must be diligently annoys and disturbs those f*king Viets' businesses in our our country. The idea of another parasite race coming into our country and sucking everything dry and acts like they are our superiors need to stop now!
I hope soon, Khmers need to realize that you need weapons of our own. You need some kind of weapons to protects what is ours. Only communist country doesn't allow the Rights to Bear Arms. Armed yourself to protect you and yours.

Anonymous said...

2:38 AM, you sound like Viet living abroad and pretending to be Khmer. In fact the Cambodian won every election but the sore loser CPP and Viet don't except it. You know it but don't admit it, just look at Khmer history the Viet tried everything to stop the international from knowing who is killing Khmer everyday. YES YOU ARE NOT RACIST BUT YOU ARE ILLEGALLY OCCUPYING CAMBODIA AND HATED KHMER. Every country has immigration laws, how do you feel if Cambodia decide to ship you out to where you belong?

Anonymous said...

Khmer people, get a gun or two. You must protect your land and your family.

Anonymous said...

LET ME ASK ALL KHMER PEOPLE.
DO YOU WANT THESE SERVERAL CROOKS TO CONTINUE CONTROL OUR LIFE AND OUR COUNTRY TO HELL FOR LIFE ???
20 OF THESE CROOKS CONTROLLED AND RUINED 14 MILLION CAMBODIAN LIFE EVERYDAY. COME ON....ARE WE REALLY THAT "STUPID"????
14 MILLION AGAINST 20 CROOKS AND WE CAN NOT "STOP" THEM???
I CAN NOT BELIEVE IT.
TIME TO CRASH THEM IS "NOW NOW NOW NOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW"!!!!!!! DON'T LET THEM KILL YOUR BROTHERS/SISTERS AND LOVE ANYMORE. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!!!!!
LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOOO KHMER PEOPLE!!!!!!
"KILL ALL OF THEM NOWWWWWWWWWW!!!!
THEY ARE NOT SUPPER NATURE OR ANY KIND, THEY CAN BE KILL BY A BULLET JUST LIKE ORDINARY PEOPLE, THEY DID NOT WEAR BULLET PROOF. EVEN JFK WHO HAS LOTS OF PROFESSIONAL PROTECT STILL CAN BE KILL BY A SNIPER WITH A SINGLE BULLET. THINK ABOUT IT. TIME IS "NOWWWWWWWW"

DIVIDE A SMALL GROUP OF PEOPLE ALL OVER THE COUNTRY AND GO STRAIGHT TO THE CROOK HOUSES AND TAKE CARE THE BUSINESS FROM THERE.
MOST OF MILITARY AND POLICES ARE ON OUR SIDE. NO NEED TO WORRIED.

WE WILL GET THIS DONE IN ONE MONTH THE MOST.

HANOI IS OUR NEXT TARGET!!!!

KHMER YOUTH MOVEMENTS...

Anonymous said...

The ruling party’s leader, Hun Sen, uses his tortuous policy to make it as if the country is on the precipice of civil war by mobilizing the armed forces—conceivably—use against his OWN people. Mr. Hun Sen, however, MUST understand a potential percussion of his callous and cold-hearted action, that he will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law in accordance with the International Court of Justice (ICJ).

It is utmost importance that Mr. Hun Sen must respect the will of the people. THE PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN!

Kounkhmer2269@gmail.com

Anonymous said...

Do Cambodia have constitution for stealing the people votes for Hun Sen?

Anonymous said...

គាំទ្រcppសុទ្ធតែអាពួកក្បត់

Son of Farmer said...

Khmer's recent Constitution was writing by Xihanouk is poliSickally working perfectly only for the Leader, but not for the people.

Anonymous said...

8:45 AM

ពួកគាំទ្រ Scam Raingsy សុទ្ធតែ
ពួកអាខ្មែរក្បត់ជាតិរត់ចោលស្រុក!

Anonymous said...

CNRP are the real winner in this elections and the supporters number is the true indicator not the duplicated voted of the CPP and preventing people from casting their votes or investigate the irregularities. UN,US,EU,AUS,Japan need to intervention and forced a relection.

As expected the Cheating People Party (CPP) and the National Election Cheat (NEC) have once more cheated Cambodian citizen and the electorate.
I think it time to end this one way or another, if it meant to be it only Hun Sen & his families we need to end and we are determine to do so at all costs to give Cambodian a real opportunites in life and opportunity to share the wealth and rebuild these broken systems over 28 years of miss-managment and corruptions.

Anonymous said...

10:01 AM,

It is your fault that you voted for CPP and you risk your life along with your family lives under CPP regime controlled by Hun Sen and his Vietnamese bosses in Hanoi.

If CPP still controls Cambodia other five years, then Cambodian people and their lives will be in jeopardized and killed slowly until Cambodian/Khmer races are gone including you and your family members if you are Cambodian/Khmer. Then Vietnamase/Yuon illegal immigrants will take over your land and home. Then, you will face "Kompup Tai Ong" like Khmer Krom people if you don't obey the Yuon/Vietnamese masters. Do you know what that means? The Yuon/Vietnamese folks and masters will bury your alive in the ground with three heads and the put the pot over your head with other Khmer people's heads and then set the fire to boil water for their tea. So that Yuon/Vietnamese folks and masters are happy and dance to celebrate that you, your family members and Khmer people are slaves and stuck.

So, think about it when you vote for CPP of Yuon/Vietnamese controlling regime using Hun Sen. You let the Vietnamese/Yuon folks and masters everywhere to look down on you and make fun of you, your family members and innocent Khmer/Cambodian people. Do you know what we are talking about?

It is time for you to wake up!

Khmer Yeurng

Anonymous said...

ការសង្ឃឹមអំពីជ័យជម្នៈរបស់គណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ
គឺជាការសង្ឃឹមខ្យល់លើមេឃតែប៉ុណ្ណោះ!
ពួកនេះសុទ្ធតែជាពួកកាន់មាត់បាវអោយចោរ
និងជាអ្នកជួយទប់ជើងគ្រែអោយអា ហ៊ន សែន!
ហើយពួកប្រឆាំងផ្កាប់មុខទាំងនេះគឺគ្មានបំណងធ្វើការ
ផ្លាស់ប្តូរពិតប្រាកដទេ ក្រៅពីកៅអី និងងារជាឯកឧត្ដមតែប៉ុណ្ណោះ។

Anonymous said...

You are right brothers and sisters, we must get ah kwack Hun Sen out from power.

Anonymous said...

ផែនដីខ្មែរមិនអាចមាន ព្រះអាទិត្យពីររះលើ
ផែនដីតែមួយបានឡើយ។

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

សមេ្តចជាព្រះអាទិត្យតែមួយ រះលើផែនដីនេះ...។

Anonymous said...

In You FACE Bitch USA...

You USA raped Cambodia and burned it to hell and you take those few survive to live in your said great USA but they live like slave... you treated them worst then your DOG...

You USA should pay for your crime to Cambodian peoples in Trillions of dollars.

And Now you use CNRP, TEary Seng and Mu Mu Mu bithch hur to do your lip services and trying to take back Cambodia for nothing?

China give Cambodia hope and give Cambodia Billions to rebuilds , but you give Cambodia nothing to to destroyed ... Soon OUr Great Leader Hun Sen will give Cambodia Highway 4 to China to expand is like a slap in your face and to run on your face...

Go back to live in your wonderland in USA theary... with your foreign boyfriend and husband just like your BOSS rainsy daughter marry to a foreigner and like Mu Mu bitch hour ...marry to a american.. you dont thing Cambodia is good for you and you dont even like your own peoples..

Anonymous said...

I disagreed Hun Sen, he doesn't has read teeth, but very Black Teeth just like one you saw in most youn lived in Hanoi.

Anonymous said...

Chines flag has star up left corner surround by 4 small stars.
The Youn's flag has 1 star in the center of the flag.
The flag see on the Cambodian's desk is the youn flag.