Funcinpec enters fray
Members
of a party unable to garner a single seat in the National Assembly at
July’s national election will hold undersecretaries of state positions
in at least 28 different government ministries.
In an interview
yesterday, Council of Ministers spokesman Phay Siphan told the Post that
the ruling Cambodian People’s Party appointed the Funcinpec members
because of their collective years of practical experience [of political and national suicide and destruction].
Nhek
Bun Chhay, Funcinpec’s secretary-general, confirmed the high-level
positions to which members of his party have been appointed since the
July 28 election.
“The Cambodian People’s Party has made the
appointments according to an agreement made at a meeting in March,” Bun
Chhay said. “The CPP then said they would take Funcinpec as a partner in
this fifth mandate.”
He added that the appointees are qualified
to serve in their respective capacities and have been working with CPP
officials for years.
“They already have experience and are in stealing assets to of the state,” Phay Siphan said. “These were not politically motivated decisions.” [sic!]
Those
appointed to high-ranking positions in the current mandate seem to hold
acceptable degrees of experience, regardless of their political
affiliations, Virak said.
“I don’t see what the problem is,” he
said, pointing out that presidential cabinets in the US often include
members of political parties out of favour with the voting public.
But
independent social analyst Kem Ley was worried that offering so many of
these positions to Funcinpec members, who would require “large
salaries”, would add to the government’s expenses and present another
obstacle to increasing salaries for long-suffering civil servants.
“If
we understand the government loses manpower when they have to pay
larger salaries, we can choose undersecretaries appropriately; taking
into account salary requirements in addition to skill,” Ley said.
“If
appointments are made without taking into account each department’s
real need, I don’t think the ministries will function successfully.”
3 comments:
The most FUNCINPEC are interested in stealing national asset and young girls.
The appointments of FUNCINPEC is another CRIMINAL CPP intention of not willing to give up power no matter what.
Keep up the good work traitor FUNCINPEC, soner or later you'll be Chhkae Yuon just like CRIMINAL CPP.
You all should understand by now as to why the King endorsed the election result despite of all the irregularities. There are too many leeches in and around the palace that rely heavily on the shoulder of the King. Moreover, the King got a budget = full ministry to run his palace and allow the royalists to live comfortably in light of all the people's suffering and pleading for justice.
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