Friday, September 27, 2013

Stay in the ignominious Club of Tinpot Dictators or step down and into the rarefied Club of Statesmen?


These Commentaries on election-related issues are garnering a lot of attention, with the most recent article HONORABLE EXIT STRATEGY FOR HUN SEN averaging 13,000 hits per day the last few days, now at 106,000+ (photo taken at 9 A.M. Friday, 27 Sept. 2013).

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Kyodo News | Puy Kea | 26 Sept. 2013

On the other hand, pro-democracy activist Seng Theary suggested it would be in Hun Sen's long-term personal interest, if he wants to preserve his legacy, to remove himself from the "ignominious club of dictators" and enter the "rarefied club of statesmen" who voluntarily relinquished power in order to facilitate a peaceful transition of government. 

She suggested he could chose Sar Kheng, a moderate political figure who is Hun Sen's deputy prime minister and minister of interior, as his successor.

"I really do pray Hun Sen will act with wisdom. I really believe he has the potential to do so and awe us and secure himself a legacy of statesmanship," she said.

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