Cambodia’s political merger: maximising the potential

Human Rights Party president Kem Sokha (2nd L), acting SRP president Kong Korm (C) and SRP lawmaker Mu Sochua (R) attend a meeting of the newly formed Democratic Movement for National Rescue party in Phnom Penh on Monday. Photograph: Vireak Mai/Phnom Penh Post

Wednesday, 01 August 2012
Ou Virak
The Phnom Penh Post

The announcement last week from Manila that Cambodia’s two largest opposition parties – the Sam Rainsy Party (SRP) and the Human Rights Party (HRP) – are to merge under the banner of the Democratic Movement for National Rescue (DMNR) represents a great sign of hope for Cambodia’s beleaguered democracy.

For the first time in two decades, the Cambodian electorate may be given the option of a genuine and viable alternative to the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP).

However, to attract Cambodia’s disenchanted electorate back to the polling booth – turnout for this year’s commune elections was just 60 per cent compared to 87 per cent ten years ago – and to maximise its chances of winning next year’s general elections, the DMNR should take the following steps:

Put party policy before personalities: Political parties in Cambodia have traditionally been projections of party leaders – not only Hun Sen’s CPP but also Kem Sokha’s HRP and Sam Rainsy’s eponymous party. Policy issues are relegated, with voters encouraged to vote for individual personalities rather than the parties that offer them the most.

Merging Parties Seek Registration

Kem Sokha addresses supporters at the meeting of the Cambodian Democratic Movement for National Rescue, July 30, 2012. (RFA)

Representatives from Cambodia’s two largest opposition parties meet for the first time inside Cambodia.

2012-07-31

Radio Free Asia

“There are only two candidates for prime minister, Hun Sen and Sam Rainsy. So without my presence, there would be no election. Just as in boxing, you need two people to box"

Officials from two key Cambodian opposition parties which have agreed to merge have met for the first time inside the country, laying the groundwork for registering their new joint party.

Some 300 members of the Sam Rainsy Party (SRP) and Human Rights Party (HRP) attended Monday’s meeting of the Cambodia Democratic Movement for National Rescue (CDMNR), the interim group implementing the merger.

The meeting at HRP’s headquarters in Phnom Penh was the alliance’s first since the two parties announced in Manila on July 17 that they were joining forces to challenge Prime Minister Hun Sen’s ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) in the July 2013 general election.

Kem Sokha, CDMNR vice-president and HRP president, promised supporters the two parties are working on creating a joint political platform and will publicize it to voters before the merger.

Commune Chiefs Receive Vehicles, Equipment as Opposition Organizes

The computer equipment will help with registrations, issuing identification and other services, while the vehicles can be used to transport injured or sick people to health clinics.

01 August 2012

Heng Reaksmey, VOA Khmer

PHNOM PENH - Officials from the opposition Human Rights Party on Tuesday delivered printers and vehicles to 18 commune chiefs who won in June’s elections, to help them administer their areas, as officials began looking toward next year’s national polls.

The computer equipment will help with registrations, issuing identification and other services, while the vehicles can be used to transport injured or sick people to health clinics, said Pol Ham, a spokesman for the party.

“We work for all people and do not discriminate,” he said.

Opposition officials have long complained of ruling party administrators withholding services for known opposition supporters.

"Necessary and sufficient conditions" are needed to rescue the Khmer Nation - By Khmer M'chas Srok

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How strong and how long will the opposition merger last?

តើ​ការ​រួម​គ្នា​របស់​បក្ស​ប្រឆាំង​អាច​រឹងមាំ​បាន​យូរ​ប៉ុនណា?

Monday, 30 July 2012
តុង សុប្រាជ្ញ
The Phnom Penh Post

«បាយ​ខុនៗ​ឱ​ចង​ដៃ​ ឱ​ណា​អំបោះៗ​បី​សរសៃ ចង​ដៃៗ​ SRP និង HRP​...» ​នេះ​មិន​មែន​ចម្រៀង​​បទ​ភ្លេង​ប្រពៃណី​អាពាហ៍​ពិពាហ៍​កូន​កំលោះ​កូន​ ក្រមុំ​ទេ ​តែ​ជា​ចំណង​ដៃ​គូស្នេហ៍​ថ្មី​​ រវាង​គណ​បក្ស​ សម​ រង្ស៊ី ​(SRP)​ និង​​ គណ​បក្ស​សិទ្ធិ​មនុស្ស​ (HRP)​។ ​តើ​ចំណង​ដៃ​ថ្មី«​បក្ស​​ថ្មី​ ១​​ »​ នេះ ជួប​គ្នា​ដល់​ពេល​ណា​?​

មុន​​ការ​​បោះ​​ឆ្នោត​​ជាតិ​ខែ​កក្កដា​ឆ្នាំ ២០១៣​​ ខាង​មុខ​នេះ ​ទាំង​​បក្ស​​កាន់​​អំណាច​​​ ទាំង​​បក្ស​​ស្រប​​តាម​​គេ​​ តា​ម​​ឯង​​ ទាំង​​បក្ស​​ប្រឆំាង​​គឺ​​សកម្ម​​ជន​​​ម្នាក់ៗ​​ ខិត​​​ខំ​​គិត​​រក​យុទ្ធ​​សាស្រ្ត​​រៀងៗ​​ខ្លួន​​ ដើម្បី​​បក្ស​​ ជា​ជាង​​​​ការងារ​រាជ​ការ​របស់​ខ្លួន​ទៅ​ទៀត​។​ ឲ្យ​តែ​ដល់​ចុង​សប្តាហ៍​មិន​ទាន់​ទេ​ គឺ​នាំ​គ្នា​ចុះ​មូល​ដ្ឋាន​ព្រាត​ ឯ​មន្រ្តី​រាជ​ការ​​មួយ​ចំនួន​ខ្លះ​​ទៀត​​​យក​​ម៉ោង​​ធ្វើ​​ការ​​រដ្ឋ​​ សោះ​​ទៅ​​ប្រជុំ​​បក្ស​ ឬ​ក៏​ទៅ​ចុះ​មូល​ដ្ឋាន​ក៏​មាន​ដែរ​ ពោល​គឺ​យក​បក្ស​ជា​ធំ​។​

ឯ​ប្រជា​ពល​រដ្ឋ​វិញ​ មួយ​ចំនួន​ចេះ​តែ​ទៅ​ស្តាប់ៗ ​ទៅ​ ក្រែង​បាន​អំណោយ​អីខ្លះនឹង​គេ​។​ ឯ​ខ្លះ​ទៀត​​បែរ​ជា​ធុញ​ទ្រាន់​ទៅ​វិញ​ ពី​ការ​ចុះ​ផ្ស​ព្វ​ផ្សាយ ​និង​បង្ខំ​ឲ្យចុះ​ឈ្មោះ​ចូល​ជា​សមា​ជិក​​​គណ​​បក្ស​​ក៏​​មាន​ ហើយឲ្យ​តាម​ដាន​គ្នា ​និង​លាប​ពណ៌​ឲ្យ​គ្នា​ទៅ​វិញ​ទៅ​មក​ អ្នក​នេះ​បក្ស​នេះ ​អ្នក​នោះ​បក្ស​នោះ​។​​ ឯ​ប្រជា​ពល​រដ្ឋ​ខ្លះ​ ក៏​ធុញ​ទ្រាន់​នឹង​ឈ្មោះ​បក្ស​ថ្មីៗ ​ម្តង​​ដូរ​​ទៅ​លិច​ ម្តង​ដូរ​ទៅ​កើត​ ​ដែល​មាន​សមាជិក​សកម្ម​ដដែលៗ​នោះ​ ដែល​ស្ទើរ​តែ​គ្រប់​អ្នក​នយោបាយ​ទាំង​អស់​ ឲ្យ​តែ​ចង់​ធ្វើ​ធំ​ សុទ្ធ​តែ​បង្ហាញ​ថា​ ខ្លួន​ជា​អ្នក​ស្អាត​ស្អំ ​គឺ​ធ្វើ​អ្វីៗ​ដើម្បី​ប្រទេស​ជាតិ​ ​យក​ជាតិ​ជាធំ​ ប្រសិន​បើ​ប្រជា​ពល​រដ្ឋ​ នៅ​តែ​គាំទ្រ​ខ្ញុំ​ ខ្ញុំ​នៅ​តែ​ធ្វើ​នយោបាយ​បន្ត​ទៅ​ទៀត​ ទៅ​តាម​សេចក្តី​ត្រូវ​ការ​របស់​ប្រជា​ពលរដ្ឋ​នោះ​។ ​ហេតុ​អ្វី​បាន​ជាអ្ន​ក​នយោ​បាយ​ ចេះ​តែ​នាំ​គ្នា​បង្កើត​បក្ស​ថ្មីៗ ​ដើម្បី​ចង់​ធ្វើ​ធំ​ខ្លួន​ឯង​នោះ​?​ ហើយ​បក្ស​ខ្លះ​ មាន​ឈ្មោះ​ខ្លួន​ឯង​រួច​ហើយ ​ហើយ​ក៏​គ្មាន​នរណា​មក​បំបែក​ផង​ ចេះ​តែ​ចង់ដូរ​ឈ្មោះ​ថ្មី​អ៊ីចឹង​ ហើយ​តាំង​ប្រឹង​ប្រែង​ផ្សព្វ​ផ្សាយ​?​ តើ​មាន​ប្រយោជន៍​អ្វី​ខ្លះក្នុង​ការ​បង្កើត​ឈ្មោះ​បក្ស​​ថ្មី​ ជំនួស​ឲ្យ​បក្ស​ខ្លួន​ឯ​ង​នោះ​​?​

Sam Rainsy and Kem Sokha to seek support in the US, Canada, the EU and Japan

លោក​កឹម​សុខា និង​លោក​សម​រង្ស៊ី ទៅ​អាមេរិក សហភាព​អឺរ៉ុប និង​ជប៉ុន ដើម្បី​ស្វែងរក​ការគាំទ្រ​

ថ្ងៃទី 30 កក្កដា 2012 | ដោយ: រតនា
Cambodia Express News

Synopsis: Sam Rainsy, SRP President, and Kem Sokha, HRP President, will depart on 31 July 2012 for North America, the EU and Japan to seek support from overseas opposition activists, as well as to meet with a number of important Superpower officials. The goal of their trip is to spread the merger of the opposition parties, to demand reform for the Cambodian National Election Committee (NEC) and to seek intervention for the return of opposition leader Sam Rainsy back to Cambodia. Both Kem Sokha and SRP MP Mu Sochua will depart from Cambodia on 31 July 2012 to head for the US where they will meet opposition leader Sam Rainsy.

ភ្នំពេញ: ប្រធាន​គណបក្ស​សម​រង្ស៊ី និង​គណបក្ស​សិទ្ធិមនុស្ស ដឹកនាំ​ដោយ​លោក កឹម​សុខា និង​លោក​សម ​រង្ស៊ី នឹង​ចេញ​ដំណើរនា​ថ្ងៃ​ទី​៣១​កក្កដា ឆ្នាំ​២០១២ ទៅ​កាន់​សហរដ្ឋ​អាមេរិក សហភាព​អឺរ៉ុប និង​ប្រទេស​ជប៉ុន ដើម្បី​ស្វែងរក​ការគាំទ្រ​ពី​សកម្មជន​គណបក្ស​ប្រឆាំង​ទាំងពីរនៅ​ក្រៅប្រទេស ព្រមទាំង​ជួបនឹង​មន្ត្រី​រដ្ឋាភិបាល​ប្រទេស​មហាអំណាច​សំខាន់ៗ​មួយចំនួន​។ គោលបំណង​នៃ​ដំណើរ​ទៅ​ក្រៅ​ប្រទេស​នោះ ដើម្បី​ផ្សព្វផ្សាយ​ពី​ការរួបរួម​របស់​គណ​បក្សប្រឆាំង ការកែទម្រង់ គ​.​ជ​.​ប​. និង​ស្វែងរក​អន្តរាគមន៍​ឲ្យ​លោក​សម​រង្ស៊ី បាន​វិលត្រឡប់មកកាន់​ប្រទេស​កម្ពុជា​ឡើងវិញ​។​

​ក្នុង​ពិធី​ជួបជុំ​រួម​គ្នា​រវាង​ថ្នាក់ដឹកនាំ​គណបក្ស​សមរង្ស៊ី និង​គណបក្ស​សិទ្ធិមនុស្ស នា​ព្រឹក​ថ្ងៃទី​៣០​កក្កដា ឆ្នាំ​២០១២ នៅ​ទីស្នាក់ការ​កណ្តាល​គណបក្ស​សិទ្ធិមនុស្ស ក្នុង​រាជធានី​ភ្នំពេញ លោក​សម ​រង្ស៊ី បាន​ប្រកាស​តាម Video Conference ពី​ក្រៅ​ប្រទេស​មក​ថា ថ្នាក់ដឹកនាំ​គណបក្ស​សមរង្ស៊ី និង​គណបក្ស​សិទ្ធិមនុស្ស ដែល​ដឹកនាំ​ដោយ​លោក កឹម​សុខា និង​លោកស្រី មូរ សុខ​ហួរ នឹង​ធ្វើដំណើរចាក​ចេញពី​ភ្នំពេញ នា​ថ្ងៃ​ទី​៣១​កក្កដា ឆ្នាំ​២០១២ ដើម្បី​ឆ្ពោះទៅ​កាន់​សហរដ្ឋអាមេរិក​។ រូបលោក ( សមរង្ស៊ី ) ក៏​នឹង​ទៅ​កាន់​សហរដ្ឋអាមេរិក​ផងដែរ​។​

​លោក​សម​រង្ស៊ី បាន​បន្ថែមថា នៅ​អាមេរិក ក្រៅពី​ជួបនឹង​សកម្មជន អ្នកគាំទ្រ​គណបក្ស​សមរង្ស៊ី និង​គណបក្ស​សិទ្ធិមនុស្ស ថ្នាក់ដឹកនាំ​ទាំង​ពីរ​គណបក្ស​ក៏​នឹង​ជួប​ជាមួយនឹង​មន្ត្រី​រដ្ឋាភិបាល​អាមេរិក មុន​នឹង​បន្តដំណើរ​ទៅកាន់​ប្រទេស​មួយចំនួននៅ​សហភាព​អឺរ៉ុប និង​ជប៉ុន​។​

Opposition ‘wedding’ gets reception

Kem Sokha gives speech to member of two opposition parties in Prey Veng Province. Photograph: Heng Chivoan/Phnom Penh Post

Monday, 30 July 2012
Meas Sokchea
The Phnom Penh Post

Members of the newest political party in town are attending a meet-and-greet session in Phnom Penh today.

The Democratic Movement for National Rescue, a hybrid of the Sam Rainsy and Human Rights parties, has invited its provincial leaders for a gathering at HRP headquarters.

The purpose is to “be aquainted with each other and strengthen cooperation”.

SRP spokesman Yim Sovann and HRP spokesman Pol Ham told the Post yesterday that the event will foster dialogue between commune chiefs from both parties now under the same tent.

Sovann said the main point of the session is to publish a political platform and to establish rules for joint meetings in communes and provinces.

The Leaderboard: Sam Rainsy

Sam Rainsy. (Source: fnfbangkok's flickr photostream, used under a creative commons license.)

26 Jul 2012
Source: Center for Strategic International Studies (CSIS)
Asia Policy Blog

The Leaderboard profiles the people behind the policies of the Asia-Pacific. This post features Sam Rainsy the President of the Cambodian Democratic Movement of National Rescue.

Who is he?

Sam Rainsy is the long-time leader of Cambodia’s opposition movement. He lived in exile in France, where he worked in the private sector from 1965 until 1992. He returned to Cambodia and became minister of finance following the 1993 UN-sponsored elections, but was dismissed from his post as well as from the National Assembly in 1995.

Rainsy faced defamation charges following his self-imposed exile to France in 2005 for accusing the ruling coalition of the Cambodian People’s Party and Funcinpec of corruption. He also implicated Prime Minister Hun Sen in a deadly 1997 grenade attack on a rally led by his Sam Rainsy Party (SRP) and the killing of demonstrators during the 1998 national elections. Rainsy returned to Cambodia in 2006 after receiving a royal pardon from King Norodom Sihamoni at Hun Sen’s request. He remains one of the government’s most outspoken critics.

Why is he in the news?

Sam Rainsy and Kem Sokha, leader of the second-largest opposition party, the Human Rights Party, announced July 16 that their organizations will merge to form a new Cambodian Democratic Movement of National Rescue, to contest national elections in 2013. Rainsy will need all the support he can muster after Prime Minister Hun Sen’s ruling party won an overwhelming victory in local elections in June. The SRP’s poor showing underscored a growing cynicism toward the party, even among many who oppose Hun Sen.

What can we expect from him?

Sam Rainsy will lead the new coalition party on much the same platform as the SRP: anti-corruption, nationalism, and justice for the poor. However, the merger with the HRP suggests in the National Assembly elections next year he will focus more attention on the last of these than the first two. Rainsy will pay particular attention to hot button issues like labor rights and land evictions, which will give his coalition its best chance to score points against the ruling party.

Message to Voters: Change for Rescue of Cambodia

Change from greed and corruption to equality and protection of Cambodia.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYSLKzV0xTs

Rising Concerns as Pressure Continues on Non-Ruling Parties

The two men hope to meet with US State Department officials and other groups in the US.

Sam Rainsy and Kem Sokha, will travel to the US next month to lobby for Sam Rainsy’s return to Cambodia before national elections next year.

28 July 2012

Sok Khemara, VOA Khmer

Lao Monghay said victories by politicians in exile are not unheard of, however, including in Cambodia’s own history.

WASHINGTON - The leaders of Cambodia’s two opposition parties, Sam Rainsy and Kem Sokha, will travel to the US next month to lobby for Sam Rainsy’s return to Cambodia before national elections next year. Sam Rainsy has been in exile for more than two years, having been found guilty on a number of criminal charges he says are politically motivated.

The two men, who hope to meet with US State Department officials and other groups in the US, are making their trip in the midst of the high-profile arrest of Mam Sonando, the owner of one the few remaining independent radio stations in the country, Beehive. Mam Sonando is accused of leading a secessionist movement in Kratie province, a charge critics say is likely a fabrication.

All of this adds to mounting concerns that the space for free speech and association are shrinking, as the ruling Cambodian People’s Party makes continued political gains at the national and local level.

​​Lao Monghay, an independent political analyst in Phnom Penh, told “Hello VOA” on Thursday that recent events should cause concern about the development of the country as a democracy. These events and others have created a freeze on political expression and the engagement of people in their society.

Merging parties visit Prey Veng

Human Rights Party President Kem Sokha (centre) greets villagers in Boeung Preah commune, in Prey Veng province’s Ba Phnom district, during a forum for supporters yesterday. Photograph: Heng Chivoan/Phnom Penh Post

Friday, 27 July 2012
Meas Sokchea
The Phnom Penh Post

Since announcing their new joint democratic movement party 10 days ago, opposition party leaders have embarked on a grassroots propaganda campaign to raise the profile of their fledgling political party.

In a joint trip to two districts of Prey Veng province, Sam Rainsy Party and Human Rights Party leaders Kem Sokha, Mu Sochua, Yim Sovann and Yem Ponharith met with nearly 1,000 people in Ba Phnom and Pea Raing districts.

Kem Sokha, president of the HRP and deputy president of the new Cambodia Democratic Movement for National Rescue, said the parties had joined forces for voters and recommended they vote for the party at next year’s national election.

ថ្នាក់ដឹកនាំគណបក្ស សម រង្ស៊ី និងគណបក្ស សិទ្ធិមនុស្ស ជួបជុំគ្នានៅថ្ងៃទី៣០

Ruling party [PARROT] slams ‘puppet’ leaders

Council of Ministers Press and Quick Reaction Unit deputy president Keo Remy speaks yesterday in Phnom Penh. Photograph: Hong Menea/Phnom Penh Post

Thursday, 26 July 2012
Meas Sokchea
The Phnom Penh Post

The US cannot press Cambodia for the return of opposition party leader Sam Rainsy, Council of Ministers Press and Quick Reaction Unit deputy president Keo Remy said at a snap press conference yesterday morning.

Former Sam Rainsy Party member Remy, who is now a secretary of state in the ruling Cambodian People’s Party, criticised the attempts of the trio at the head of the new opposition party to persuade US Congressional and State Department officials to assist in Rainsy’s return for the 2013 election.

“Cambodia is an independent state, not a subordinate country of any country. I regret some leaders have a manner as a puppet,” Remy said. “I can say that there is nothing that can put pressure on Cambodia.

“Related to politicians, the [CPP] led by Samdech Techo [Hun Sen] has always compromised many times since the time of Funcinpec.

KPR interview of Kravanh Daran regarding the SRP-HRP merger

Kravanh Daran

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Int'l Khmer Alliance support for the SRP-HRP merger

KPNC's Congratulation to SRP and HRP

Public Forum with Sam Rainsy, Kem Sokha, Mu Sochua - Virginia, Wednesday, Aug 8

PUBLIC FORUM

Falls Church, Virginia

Cambodian Americans for Human Rights and Democracy (CAHRAD) cordially invite you to meet Mr. Sam Rainsy, Mr. Kem Sokha and Mrs. Mu Sochua of the newly formed Cambodian Democratic Movement for National Rescue as they tour the United States and Canada to talk about their newly formed movement and their plan to merge the Sam Rainsy Party and Human Rights Party.

Date & Time:

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Reception

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Updates, Questions & Answers

Dinner: $25 per person

Location: Harvest Moon Restaurant, 7260 Arlington Blvd, Falls Church, VA 22042

Please RSVP by 5 pm on Tuesday, August 7, as spaces are limited, by contacting one of the following: info@CAHRAD.org http://www.CAHRAD.org

For further information, please contact one of the following people:
Mrs. Rany Lusinsky (703) 723-4273
Mrs. Marie Chea (703) 327-4104
Mr. Tung Yap (703) 675-3997
Mr. Mong Heng (703) 256-3295
Mr. Hean Yuth (703) 201-6248
Mr. Saunora Prom (703) 802-4750
Mr. Yan Yuth (703) 967-9919
Mr. Vibol Tan (703) 745-7020

Democratic Forces for Change: Sam Rainsy Interview on SRP-HRP Merger

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Opposition party and US to talk Rainsy return

Human Rights Party president Kem Sokha (L), Sam Rainsy (C) and SRP lawmaker Mu Sochua attend a press conference together in August 2008 in Phnom Penh. Photograph: Heng Chivoan/Phnom Penh Post

Wednesday, 25 July 2012
Meas Sokchea
The Phnom Penh Post

The trio at the head of Cambodia’s newly merged opposition party is heading to Washington early next month to talk with unnamed US Congressional and State Department officials about bringing their absentee leader, Sam Rainsy, back to take part in the 2013 national elections.

“The question is, will the US accept a government that does not respect the will of the people?” asked opposition parliamentarian Mu Sochua in an interview yesterday, implicitly referring to the ruling Cambodian People’s Party.

Sochua is aligned with the new Cambodian Democratic Movement for National Rescue, a union forged in Manila this month between the Human Rights Party and the Sam Rainsy Party.

គណបក្ស ស្រីលើកជើង ភ័យខ្លួនឬ?

វិចារណកថា ៖ អ្នកនយោបាយ ប្រឆាំងកំពុងយក អាមេរិកធ្វើជាបង្អែក?

Wednesday, 25 July 2012
ដោយ ៖ ជ័យ តារា
DAP-News

ក្រោយពេលរួមគ្នា បង្កើតជាចលនា ប្រជាធិបតេយ្យសង្គ្រោះជាតិរួចមក មន្ដ្រីជាន់ខ្ពស់ គណបក្សសមរង្ស៊ី និង គណបក្សសិទ្ធិមនុស្ស បានឱ្យដឹងថា ពួកគេគ្រោងជួប ជាមួយសមាជិក សភានិងមន្ដ្រីជាន់ខ្ពស់ក្រសួង ការ បរ ទេសអាមេរិកនៅដើមខែសីហាខាងមុខ។ ការគ្រោង ទៅជួបសមាជិកសភានិង មន្ដ្រីជាន់ខ្ពស់ក្រសួង ការ បរ ទេសអាមេរិកនោះ គឺដើម្បីពិភាក្សា អំពីការបោះឆ្នោតដោយសេរីត្រឹមត្រូវ យុត្ដិធម៌ និងការវិលត្រឡប់ របស់ លោកសម រង្ស៊ី មេ ដឹកនាំគណបក្សប្រឆាំង មកចូលរួមក្នុងការបោះឆ្នោតជាតិឆ្នាំ២០១៣ខាងមុខ។ ក៏ប៉ុន្ដែ ក្រុម អ្នកវិភាគស្ថានការណ៍នយោបាយមួយចំនួនបានវាយតម្លៃថា ការដែលក្រុមអ្នក នយោបាយ ប្រឆាំង ព្យាយាម យកសហរដ្ឋអាមេរិកធ្វើជាបង្អែក មិនប្រាកដថា អាចទទួល បានលទ្ធផល តាមការគ្រោងទុកនោះទេ។ ជាមួយគ្នានេះក្រុមអ្នកនយោបាយ ប្រឆាំងជា ពិសេស មេដឹកនាំគណបក្សសមរង្ស៊ី និងគណបក្សសិទ្ធិមនុស្ស គួរពិនិត្យមើលមេរៀន ប្រវត្ដិសាស្ដ្រនៃរបបសាធារណរដ្ឋខ្មែររបស់លោកសេនាប្រមុខ លន់ នល់ ដែលទីបំផុត ត្រូវ សហរដ្ឋអាមេរិកបោះបង់ចោលនៅដើមខែមេសាឆ្នាំ១៩៧៥។