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Translated from Khmer by Socheata
Even though opposition leader Sam Rainsy claimed that the SRP financial condition and grass root base support face no problem, Dr. Pung Chiv Kek, President of the Licadho human rights organization, told The Mekong Times that: “The issue with the SRP is (1) the financial issue, if overseas SRP supporters overseas stop providing assistance, the SRP financial condition will decline because the local SRP supports do not have much money, but the overseas SRP supporters have money. (2) With the departure of these major party members, will they take with them supporters also or not? This is not clear yet, and we have to wait to see the actual results at the upcoming election.” Dr. Pung Chiv Kek said that those overseas defectors will not affect the votes, but it could only affect some financial support for the party only.
