Tuesday, June 24, 2008Everyday.com.kh
Translated from Khmer by Socheata
Prime minister Hun Sen claimed one more time that the CPP will transfer power peacefully to the winning party if the CPP loses the upcoming 27 July election. During a speech given in the province of Pursat on Monday, his last speech before a month long silence prior to the election, Hun Sen firmly said: “You win, you take everything, I will walk out, all the CPP officials will walk out. We are prepared to announce our acceptance of the election results immediately. My remaining duty and that of the other leaders includes preserving good stability and transfer power peacefully to the winning party, because it does not mean that you win the election tomorrow and you can occupy the Council of Ministers right away. The National Assembly will meet no later than 60 days after the election, let’s say it takes 40 to 45 days for the National Assembly to convene, then the government will be formed, and the new government has to take oath to occupy its function, only at that time that the old government ends its term. At that time, I will go the Council of Ministers to sign the transfer and order all government officials to transfer their seals and everything else to the wining prime minister. The new PM will peacefully receive power from my hands, as well as everything else from Hun Sen era.”
