Cambodia s co-ruling Funcinpec formally appoints princess as premiership candidate
The co-ruling Funcinpec Party here on Thursday formally appointed Princess Norodom Arun Rasmey, 52, and the youngest daughter of retired king Norodom Sihanouk, as its prime minister candidate for the general election on July 27, 2008.
"We all approved to appoint her as our prime minister candidate of the party for the general election in 2008 according to the requests from the members at grass-root level and the 128-member steering committee," Nhiek Bun Chhay, party secretary general, told a press conference held after its one-day national congress.
"She is wife of party president Keo Puth Rasmey and current Cambodian Ambassador to Malaysia, and we hoped that she will bring the party to victory in the 2008 election because 50 percent of the Cambodian people are women and they will vote for her," he said.
"(This shows that) We have deeply reformed our party in accordance with the world situation, under which democracy and women are cared," he said.
"If we win the election, we will still cooperate with the Cambodian People's Party (CPP)," Chhay added.
Funcinpec has co-governed the kingdom with the major ruling CPP for years. CPP nominated current Prime Minister Hun Sen for the premiership contest in the next election.
Funcinpec was created by Sihanouk in 1981 as a royalist party. In 1993 it won the general election under the leadership of Prince Norodom Ranariddh. Now it has 26 seats at the National Assembly and ranks as the second largest party.
Source: Xinhua
"We all approved to appoint her as our prime minister candidate of the party for the general election in 2008 according to the requests from the members at grass-root level and the 128-member steering committee," Nhiek Bun Chhay, party secretary general, told a press conference held after its one-day national congress.
"She is wife of party president Keo Puth Rasmey and current Cambodian Ambassador to Malaysia, and we hoped that she will bring the party to victory in the 2008 election because 50 percent of the Cambodian people are women and they will vote for her," he said.
"(This shows that) We have deeply reformed our party in accordance with the world situation, under which democracy and women are cared," he said.
"If we win the election, we will still cooperate with the Cambodian People's Party (CPP)," Chhay added.
Funcinpec has co-governed the kingdom with the major ruling CPP for years. CPP nominated current Prime Minister Hun Sen for the premiership contest in the next election.
Funcinpec was created by Sihanouk in 1981 as a royalist party. In 1993 it won the general election under the leadership of Prince Norodom Ranariddh. Now it has 26 seats at the National Assembly and ranks as the second largest party.
Source: Xinhua
10 comments:
It’s a pity to se Cambodia royal family members being manipulated by a group of persons for their own interested. Like toys in their hands, they don’t even need to consult them and put them where they want to. Is-it really the desire of Princess Arun Rasmey to be the Funcinpec candidate to the position of premiership? She will be dumped and stored again like a toy in a safe place after the next election. It’s really a shame for Cambodia royal household! They have been used by the Vietcong, the Khmer Rouge, by Hun Sen for the interests of Communist Hanoi and now by their own peoples they have put forward on national scene. Our Great king is too busy thinking about his place in history… So what is there? Tak ting tak, noy noy…?
All they have to do is to continue to cooperate with the CPP and continue to contribute to the country and build up solid proven record of accomplishments like what they have been doing in the past. And before you know it, they will leave the SRP in the dust that accomplished nothing. From that point on, they just have to remain patient and allow destiny take it course.
11:41PM can you reverse your thinking a beat!
1)Can the royal is coorporating with CPP for it own interest on the expenses of Cambodian and the country just like their ancestors used to do like " Chay Chetha (CHET-ROY) " ( We will have no Land to call Cambodia soon?
2)Can royal use CCP hand to revence on us that not went to the Marquie Forest in 1970's? May the King Kong be used for chinese medicine!
Nobody give Arunraksmey shit. She wants to walk on a shit herself. I would prefer to see the CPP rule alone. They will differentiate between a coalition and a ruling alone.
Anyway, sometimes, people have a short memory with K-5 installing by Hun Sen, Chea Sim and Heng Samrin!
With Funcinpec, We can see a lots of building of Pagoda. Mostly money came from outside. Cambodia's foreigner who dream that Cambodia will be free from the hand of vietnam.
GOOD LUCK CAMBODIA!
What the Funcinpec is doing is an act of prostitution! Yes, you can be a prostitute in politic. Here I’m talking about a political party that sells their services for a very cheap price, to Youn through the manipulative hand of Hun Sen and CPP.
Deja Vu
The French colonialits used it.
The VNamese colonialists used and continue to use it.
And now...the VN-puppet CPP uses it to divide and conquer Cambodian politic.
Pro-CPP FUN just appointed the Norodom member as PM candidate to replace another Norodom as in Norodom Ranariddh as PM.
Clearly it's a divide and conquer.
Guys, the FUNCINPEC is not all that bad. Yes, there are a few bad apples on their tree as well, but they have contributed their fair share to Cambodia, in particular in the health sector. Our mortality rate is down is attributed to them. Our life expectancy slowly going up is also attribute to them, ... . It's just unfair to shoot them down just because a few people gave in to temptation.
Get lost. too much drama for this royal family. leave khmer people alone. father king has done enough already. thanks
Well, what do you expect from a retired 85 year old man?
The way I see it is that the desperate FUN is trying to get a Norodom to get humiliated and moreover to get a woman humiliated.
All knows that she will never get elected or could help these crooks to get back the power. People vote for name recognized individuals only. And that's the fact.
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