Wednesday, October 02, 2013

Cambodia opposition seeks foreign support in poll row



Nothing is permanent, Hun Xen! So does that power in your Hands...
You may want to find a shoulder to cry on.

 


Sam Rainsy, leader of the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party, speaks to media during a press conference in Phnom Penh on September 25, 2013


AFP News – Oct 01,2013

Cambodia's opposition leader is touring Southeast Asia to appeal for the intervention of neighbouring countries in a political stalemate triggered by disputed elections, his party said Tuesday.

Sam Rainsy, whose opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) is boycotting parliament over the controversial July polls, left on Monday evening for countries including Singapore and the Philippines.

"His goal is to meet the leaders of some countries in order to seek their intervention in the election irregularities," party spokesman Yem Ponharith told AFP.




"If neccessary he may continue to Europe, otherwise he will return to attend a rally on October 6," the spokesman added.

Cambodia's parliament last week approved a new five-year term for Hun Sen following weeks of political turmoil.

The CNRP denounced what it described as a "constitutional coup" after the legislature -- with only ruling party MPs in attendance -- extended Hun Sen's nearly three decades in power.

The opposition, which is demanding an independent probe into alleged electoral fraud, has said it will hold another mass demonstration on October 23.

Tens of thousands of opposition supporters joined three days of rallies in the capital last month that turned bloody.

One protester was shot dead and several wounded as security forces clashed with a stone-throwing crowd.

Hun Sen -- a 61-year-old former Khmer Rouge cadre who defected and oversaw Cambodia's rise from the ashes of war -- has ruled for 28 years and vowed to continue until he is 74.

Rainsy returned from self-imposed exile in July after a royal pardon for criminal convictions which he contends were politically motivated. But he was barred from standing in the polls later that month.



8 comments:

Anonymous said...

Dear Compatriots,

Let's stop playing Hun Sen games with Hun Sen's rules.

The CNRP should start mobelizing the international community, namely the UN, the EU, the US and other major doner countries to impose SANCTIONS against Hun Sen, his family and his cronies.


A Khmer Patriot

Anonymous said...

That's a real world class politician. Travel the country to meet his peoples and to thanks them. Then travel the world lobbying for his party. What's that tell you about this politician and his party? Have you seen Hun Sen travel the country to meet his poor peoples? have you seen Hun Sen travel the world lobbying for his party? NONE in 28yrs.

My hat off to you Sam.

Anonymous said...

Unlike the other Khmer politicians, let's go and listen to the real patriot outspoken Facebooks.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mr-Ear-kimsreng-political-Express-version-2/202247766622201?ref=profile

https://www.facebook.com/sovath.luon?fref=ts

https://www.facebook.com/butbuntenh.bunteng?fref=ts

Anonymous said...

Hun Sen must step down or dragged down by people power.

Anonymous said...

everyone rulers or power rises and will surely FALLS.

Nothing lasts forever.

Anonymous said...

Rainsy! Ah Khmean Ban Kar! Ah Chicken! Ah Coward

Anonymous said...

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គ្មានអៀនខ្មាស់ នៅទីលានទ្រុងប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ
ថា ខ្លួនជាអ្នកដាក់ពាក្យប្តឹង ហុ៑ន សែន នៅតុលាការ ICC....

*** ការពិតជាក់ស្តែងគឺ
លោកប្អូនសួន សេរីរដ្ឋាទេ
ជាអ្នកដាក់ពាក្យប្តឹងនេះ រួចហើយនៅICCកាលពីថ្ងៃទី២២ខែមិថុនាឆ្នាំ២០១២
កន្លងទៅនេះដោយឈរលើ
ច្បាប់ធម្មជាតិ និងច្បាប់អន្តរជាតិ !

Anonymous said...

9:07 PM

Your name calling fires back on you.
Mr. Sam Rainsy is a Khmer Hero.
Don't you forget that !

Fighting Hun Sen with the help of and from the international community is the best solution.