CPP’s insistence to preserve the same stale face PM candidate earns criticisms

How much longer can Cambodia afford to see the same stale face premier?

29 June 2010
By S. Botum
Free Press Magazine Online
Translated from Khmer by Socheata
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The CPP’s decision to preserve the same 30-year-old premiership candidacy starts to generate major criticisms from both political and civil society communities, as well as from the public living in the countryside. By now, the public can expect that the same premier, who holds the same capacity, will lead Cambodia to the same imbroglio with the same problems, such as corruption, huge amount of foreign loans, major illegal flow of Yuon immigrants, border problems, etc…, etc…

Rong Chhun, President of the Cambodian Independent Teachers’ Association, who attacked nonstop the Hun Xen’s regime, indicated that the preservation of Hun Xen’s candidacy to the premiership will not bring any change to Cambodia besides preserving the current shameful status quo situation.

During the celebration of its 59th anniversary, the CPP which was originally known as the People’s Revolutionary Party of Kampuchea (PRPK), decided to preserve Hun Xen as its candidate for the premiership in the upcoming 2013 general election. Some political VIPs commented that this decision was made by the CPP to preserve the party’s internal cohesion and to avoid any internal dissensions, at a time when rumors are circulating that Hun Xen issued threats to others, telling them to accept to preserve his candidacy to the party premiership.

Nevertheless, Hun Xen’s insistence to pursue several political mandates leads to a violation of democracy, as by now, several democratic countries in the world abide by the two-term limit rule.

Is the CPP so poor in human resource that it is unable to offer alternative to Hun Sen as PM candidate?

CPP extraordinary congress confirms Hun Sen as party PM candidate

Monday, January 14, 2007
Everyday.com.kh
Translated from Khmer by Socheata

The 2-day CPP extraordinary congress held on 12-13 January 2008, has decided to nominate, once again, Hun Sen, the CPP party vice-president, as the candidate for prime minister for the upcoming 4th legislative mandate.

In the decision made by the CPP extraordinary congress, issued on 13 January, after the closing of the congress, it is confirmed that the CPP has unanimously selected Hun Sen as candidate for the prime minister for the 4th legislative mandate.

In addition to the nomination of Hun Sen, the congress which was participated by 900 party members coming from all over the country, confirmed again the CPP standing to continue to strengthen the tight cooperation with the Funcinpec party, as well as all nationalist source in the society in order to unite and achieve the application of the 3rd mandate government policy, and to continue the faithful cooperation for the development of the country, following the election.

The congress also unanimously agreed to the announcement of the CPP policy, and the 11-point program which shows clearly the campaign goal, as well as the policy in all fields to continue the building and national defense for the period of 2008 to 2013. The congress also showed the CPP determination in participating in the competition to wrestle victory for the upcoming 4th mandate legislative election, by strongly abiding to the law and the rules for the election. It will also cooperate to preserve a good political atmosphere so that the election may be conducted freely and fairly.

The congress did not omit to deeply thank King Norodom Sihamoni, the Hero-King Nodorom Sihanouk, father of the nation, and Queen Norodom Monineath Sihanouk, the mother of the nation, who dedicated their strength and clairvoyance for the independence, national unity, sovereignty, lands and seas integrity, and the happiness of the Cambodian people.