Lu Lay Sreng giving press conference at his office (Photo: Koh Santepheap)Wednesday, March 11, 2008
Everyday.com.kh
Translated from Khmer by Socheata
One Funcinpec party leader declared that this party – which was an achievement by King-Father Norodom Sihanouk who spurned away from it – will be dissolved if it will not obtain a single seat during the upcoming July 2008 election. Lu Laysreng, Funcinpec party vice-president No. 1, told The Mekong Times during in an interview that he is officially announcing that, if Funcinpec will not receive any seat in the upcoming election, “we, Lu Laysreng, Keo Puth Rasmey, Sisowath Sirirath, and Nhiek Bun Chhay will ask the Funcinpec national advisory committee to dissolve this party, and it will not be preserved so as not to lose face.” Lu Laysreng added that if the party is not dissolved, he will ask to walk out from the party because he is the most senior party member. He said that under Keo Puth Rasmey and his leadership, if Funcinpec cannot get any seat, how could he continue such leadership? However, he said that he cannot fathom the idea that Funcinpec could not get any seat at all.
