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| Hun Sen, left, issued a joint statement with Sam Rainsy, right |
BBC-News 6 September 2013
Cambodia's political rivals have held talks, a day after protests in Phnom Penh over contested election results left one person dead.
Prime Minister Hun Sen, who has been in power for 28 years, met opposition leader Sam Rainsy on Monday.
They issued a joint statement promising more talks, election commission reform and a non-violent end to the dispute.
The opposition has accused the ruling party of widespread fraud in July's general election.
According to results from the National Election Commission, Hun Sen's Cambodian People's Party (CPP) won 68 seats to the CNRP's 55 seats - a greatly reduced majority.
The opposition says the vote was rigged and wants an independent inquiry. It also says it will boycott the opening of parliament on 23 September.
Despite the joint statement, the central issues of the disputed election and the opposition's threat to boycott parliament remain unresolved, says the BBC's Jonah Fisher in neighbouring Bangkok.
Clashes
The talks followed reports of sporadic clashes on Sunday, as thousands of opposition supporters demonstrated in the capital.
During the day, tens of thousands of supporters gathered peacefully to hear Sam Rainsy speak.
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| Clashes erupted in Phnom Penh late on Sunday after a day of protest |
Some demonstrators left Freedom Park, the area designated for the protest, and tried to remove roadblocks that blocked access to the Royal Palace.
This led to clashes with the police, although calm was restored after Mr Rainsy met the crowd and urged a return to Freedom Park, reports said.
Later in the day, more violent clashes erupted at a bridge in Phnom Phenh. One man died after being shot in the head, activists and a human rights group said. At least six other people were reported injured.
A spokesman for the National Military Police told Reuters news agency police had used tear gas, batons and smoke grenades.
"I don't know how he was killed. We didn't use live bullets," he said.
In a statement on Monday, Mr Rainsy's opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) said that it "strongly condemns the violent, brutal act of the police".
It added that it did not condone the "small group of opportunists" who had caused trouble during the protests.
'Stop the violence'
More than 1,000 protestors stayed in Freedom Park on Sunday, despite orders to leave by nightfall, Reuters news agency reported.
They were joined by more protestors on Monday morning, reports said.
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| Opposition supporters have planned at least three days of protests |
Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni offered condolences to the families of those hurt in the clashes.
"I would like to appeal to compatriots - both demonstrators and the authorities - to stop all violence such as throwing rocks and using weapons," he said.
Analysts say 61-year-old Hun Sen - who has vowed to stay in power until he is in his seventies - faces one of his biggest tests.
With state institutions - including the election commission - under the thumb of Hun Sen, protests are the only way opposition supporters can challenge the result, correspondents say.
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No government or rulers are stronger then the will of the people. Stay united, we will be strong. God bless all Khmer people.
នែ ! នាងចិន្ដា នឹង អាបុរស សាកល,
ប្រាប់ទៅមេពួកអាអ្ហែង សម រង្ស៊ី ជាមេដឹកនាំមហាបាតុកម្មបង្គ្រប់កិច្ចទៅថា....
ការសង្ឃឹមអំពីជ័យជម្នៈរបស់គណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ
គឺជាការសង្ឃឹមខ្យល់លើមេឃតែប៉ុណ្ណោះ!
ពួកនេះសុទ្ធតែជាពួកកាន់មាត់បាវអោយចោរ
និងជាអ្នកជួយទប់ជើងគ្រែអោយអា ហ៊ុន សែន!
ហើយពួកប្រឆាំងផ្កាប់មុខទាំងនេះគឺគ្មានបំណងធ្វើការ
ផ្លាស់ប្តូរពិតប្រាកដទេ ក្រៅពីបង្គ្រប់កៅអី និងបង្គ្រប់ងារជាឯកឧត្ដមតែប៉ុណ្ណោះ។
cambodia should also have a group that form to demand peace, progress, prosperity, stability and non-violence in the country.
4:09AM!
កូនខ្មែរមិនខ្វល់ថា អាចុយម៉្រាយឯង4:09AM ជាអា ណា នោះទេ? មួយថ្ងៃៗគេឯងបោះជំហានទៅមុខជានិច្ច ....
ឯកូនមីសំផឹងយួនឯងនេះ ឃើញតែនិយាយបញ្ហា ដដែលជាដដែល ពូជអាថោកទាបគ្មានលេខ ហាស់! ហា!!
CNRP MUST KEEP ON MASS DEMONSTRATION AFTER THE 17TH. IT IS NOT EASY TO BRING IN PEOPLE IN THE CITY.
ក្រោកឡើងខ្មែរគ្រប់រូប....
ដល់ថ្ងៃអន្សារបស់ពួកអាឆ្កែកញ្ជះយួនហើយ…!
ក្រោកឡើងខ្មែរគ្រប់គ្នាដល់ពេលវេលាហើយត្រូវ :
*** សំលៀងកាំបិត, ពូថៅ, ដាវ , ខ្វែវ, ផ្គាក់,
*** ប្រើព្រួញ, សរ, ច្បូក,លំពែង,ធ្នូ,ដំបង, ព្រនង់,
*** គាស់កាំភ្លើង, គ្រាប់បែក, បេសែសិប, បេសែមួយ, មីន, មីនកន្ត្រាក់,
មីនបង្កប់, មីនក្លេម័រ, មីនតោន, កាំភ្លើងធំ, កាំភ្លើងត្បាល់, ក្រោកឡើងជាមួយយុទ្ធភ័ណទាំងអស់នេះ បាញ់ កាប់ និងចាក់ ក្បាលអាឆ្កែកញ្ជះយួនសងសិកអោយខ្មែរ
ស្នេហាជាតិនិងដើម្បីការពារមរតកជាតិនិងយកទឹកដីរបស់យើងមកវិញ។
យើងខ្មែរទូទាំងប្រទេស គួរយកគំរូពី ប្រទេសទុយនេហ្ស៊ី
ទៅ ប្រទេសអេហ្ស៊ីប, យេមែន, បារ៉ែន, លីប៊ី, សេរី... « បដិវត្តន៍ផ្កាម្លិះ » ជាគំរូ!
«ហ៊ានស្លាប់ដើម្បីរស់»
ពិតជាអស្ចារ្យណាស់! សាច់រឿងវាលពិឃាត មិនអាចបញ្ចប់ជីវិត្តខ្មែរជាដាច់ខាត!
ទោះបីជាបច្ចុប្បន្ន អស់លោកទុរយសខ្លះ គិតតែពីស្ដីបន្ទោស មេដឹកនាំខ្មែរអ្នកស្នេហារជាតិ ដោយចេញពីការ ច្រណែនឈ្នានិះ យ៉ាងណាក៏ដោយ ក៏មិនអាចបំបែកបំបាក់ កម្លាំងសាម្គីស្នេហារជាតិរបស់ខ្មែរពេលនេះបានដែរ!
ពួកមេញុះញង់ ខំអត់យ៉ាងណា ក៏គេចមិនផុត ពីធម្មជាតិនៃភាពឃោឃៅស្ដែងចេញខ្លះ អោយអន្តរជាតិឃើញទាល់តែបាន!
ពីព្រោះ៖
កូនខ្មែរភាគច្រើន ឈប់ចាញ់បោក ពួកមេយាយ៉ី ញុះញង់ទៀតហើយៗបានយលដឹងនូវប្រវត្តិសាស្ដ្ររបស់ខ្លួនច្បាស់អស់ហើយ!
ពាក្យចាស់ពោលថា "បើគេបង្រៀនអ្វី យើងប្រាកដជាចេះមិនខាន"!
កូនខ្មែរតរទៅនេះមិន ធ្វើអ្វីៗ ដើម្បីយកឈ្នះខ្មែរឯង ទៀតទេ! ហើយជួយគ្នាឲ្យផុតពីកំហុស ដែលអាចនាំខ្មែរទាំងអស់ធ្លាក់ចុះក្នុងជ្រោះមរណៈ មិនបណ្ដោយឲ្យពួកបរទេសចាំទទួលផលនោះ បានសម្រេចបំណងឡើយ!
ខ្មែរច្បាស់ជាចេះអនុគ្រោះ អោយខ្មែរគ្នាឯង នូវកំហុស រវៀងខ្មែរ នឹង ខ្មែរគ្នាឯងកន្លងមក ហើយបន្តរ ចងក្រងប្រវត្តិសាស្ដ្រថ្មី ដ៏ល្អឥតខ្ចោះ សម្រាប់ ពង្សាវតាខ្មែរជានិរន្ដ!
***តាមពិតទៅ!
ខ្មែរមិនដែលស្គាល់ប្រវត្តិរូបច្បាស់លាស់ទេ,
អាអ្នកតាំងខ្លួនជាអ្នកនយោបាយ-នយោបោក,
មិនដឹងជាកូនអាចោរ-មីចោរសំផឹងណាទេ?
ដូចជា:
អាកឹម សុខា,
អាសំរាំង ស៊ី,
មីមួ សុខហួ,
មីសេង ធារី,
មីសម្តាចម៍-អគតិទណ្ឌិតក្តិតធំ-សំផឹងយៀកកុង,
អាយួនHai Phúc AKA ហ៊ុន សែន,
អាហេង សំរិន,
អាជា ស៊ីម,
អាវ៉ា គិម ហុង!.......។ល។
ស្រាប់តែ មកឃើញធ្វើនយោបាយ ក្បត់ជាតិខ្មែរ?.....
រហូតដល់ ខ្មែរអស់ស្រុក?
..................កណ្ដួយម៉ែវា!
Please uncle Sam, you should not negotiate with Hun Sen at all if you cannot have a Prime Minister position. However, if the protest looses steam, you may want to only consider the position of President of National Assembly with three conditions to be agreed upon:
- Draft of amended constitution on Premiership term limit with agreement to be approved by vote by Jan 2014 (Prevent future tyranny after 2018)
- Draft of NEC top executives to be comprised of CNRP, CPP, and two NGOs to be approved and effective Oct 1, 2013 (Hope for CNRP in 2018)
- 4 Chairmanships of Finance, Forestry, Tourism, and Rural Development if CNRP joins the Govt if not CNRP should request 2 additional chairmanship of Education, and CDC (Start changing culture of check and balance now in order to start taming the dictator)
Please do not give in for the (Premier or) National Assembly President post. If not, uncle Sam is better off take up only the post of Director of Khmer National Museum because, if you stay in politics without power, your parliamentary immunity will be revoked again under the strategy of Sam Kok's Khong Meng a la Hun Sen in one or two years and you have to pack for France for good since you are in your mid-sixties already.
I am sorry for you because you may be a book smart political scientist. However, you did not have a chance to be trained by your skillful politician dad to be as street smart as Hun Sen, PhD who is internally acclaimed as a shrewd and machiavellic politician.
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