Showing posts with label Party extraordinary congress. Show all posts
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Monday, September 03, 2007

SRP seeking funding contributions for Party Congress expenses


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Monday, September 03, 2007
Everyday.com.kh
Translated from Khmer by Socheata

The Sam Rainsy Party is calling its supporters to help provide funding contributions needed for the organization of the party extraordinary congress, in preparation for the upcoming 2008 general election. In a statement issued on Sunday, Sam Rainsy, SRP President, said that he is calling all his supporters, both inside and outside of Cambodia, to help contribute voluntary funding for the organization of the party congress. In the statement, SRP needs $16,000 to provide foods and drinks to the participants, rent chairs for the congress, and other miscellaneous expenses. The statement indicated the SRP congress will be held on 08 and 09 September, and it will be participated by 7,000 party members.

Friday, August 24, 2007

Cambodian SRP to hold congress for general election in 2008

Photo: SRP

August 24, 2007


Sam Rainsy Party (SRP), the third major party in the National Assembly of Cambodia, said on Thursday that it will hold an extraordinary congress on Sept. 8-9 to strengthen the party for the general election next year.

The purposes of the congress is to choose the party's president, deputy president, secretary general, members of steering committee and members of national council, Mu Sochua, secretary general of SRP, told reporters here.

The congress will be held in Phnom Penh and about 7,000 members will attend it, she added.

The congress also aims to greatly improve the party's structure and set its political strategy, she said, adding that the party will select the members of parliament to represent for general election in 2008.

In the 2003 general election, SRP had 24 of 123 parliamentarians. The ruling Cambodian People's Party stood first with 76 MPs and the co-ruling Funcinpec Party with 26 MPs.

Source: Xinhua