Monday, December 06, 2010

Ranariddh returns to "opium addiction", i.e. politics

Prince Norodom Ranariddh talks to reporters in Kampong Cham province after announcing his return to politics as head of Nationalist Party, on Saturday. (Photo by: Heng Chivoan)
Ranariddh returns to politics

Sunday, 05 December 2010
Meas Sokchea
The Phnom Penh Post
KAMPONG CHAM PROVINCE

FORMER prime minister and political heavyweight Prince Norodom Ranariddh has announced his return to political life, raising hopes of a resurrection in the fortunes of the Kingdom’s moribund royalist movement.

Speaking to more than 500 supporters in Kampong Cham province on Saturday, Prince Ranariddh said he would soon return to head the Nationalist Party, which plans to re-adopt its old name, the Norodom Ranariddh Party, at a party congress this week.

“I am preparing myself to lead the Norodom Ranariddh Party,” he said. “Doing politics is the same as being addicted to opium, but what is important is that there have been a lot of petitions inviting me to lead the Norodom Ranariddh Party,” he added.

Ranariddh, who retired from politics in October 2008, hurled criticism at his former Funcinpec party colleagues, accusing them of selling themselves to the ruling Cambodian People’s Party in exchange for government posts and other personal benefits.


He said he had rejected appeals for him to return to the party, which removed him as its president in 2006, and called on all royalist supporters to gather under the NP/NRP umbrella.

“Please members of Funcinpec, come back to me. What is the importance of rotten posts!” he said. “I will not return to Funcinpec, because Funcinpec is just a party serving [the CPP].”

The Prince’s return could throw the ailing royalist movement into further disarray, with plans for a merger between the NP/NRP and Funcinpec now in progress. Since 2006, when Ranariddh was removed from his post as Funcinpec party president in connection with claims he embezzled party funds, the royalist movement has stagnated.

The two royalist parties won only four seats at the 2008 national elections and a merger plan, more than a year in the making, is seen as the key to reviving their fortunes.

Ranariddh said yesterday that he was still committed to the merger, but that Funcinpec’s secretary general, Nhek Bun Chhay, and Keo Puth Reaksmey, its president, no longer had the support of the people.

He also promised to take a centrist approach to politics, pledging not to support or criticise the government on any subject without good reason. As an example, he lashed out at National Assembly President Heng Samrin and his deputy Nguon Nhel, criticising them for stamping out freedom of expression in the parliament.

“When I was president, Sam Rainsy insulted me, and I allowed him to talk freely,” Ranariddh said, referring to the head of the opposition Sam Rainsy Party.

Local supporters of Ranariddh hailed the announcement on Saturday, expressing hopes that Ranariddh, who served as “first” prime minister from 1993 until 1997, would again lead the country.

“I came here to invite the Prince to lead the NRP because he has done a lot to build the country,” said Seng Kuo, 62, from Pea Raing district, in nearby Prey Veng province.

Nhem Sophy, a 40-year-old supporter from Kang Meas district, said other parties had “badly treated” the people. “I hope that he will lead well if he is elected,” she said.

58 comments:

Anonymous said...

jit ngob huy mor ter ey lok?

Anonymous said...

Come and finish off your demolition job.

KP

Anonymous said...

he should replace the word "politics" with "Corruption":

"Doing corruption is the same as being addicted to opium"

Anonymous said...

Don't come back to haunt us again!

Anonymous said...

it doesn't matter what you are going to do , the royalist parties are dead.

Anonymous said...

He is Hun Sen's puppet guy.
Hun Sen controled all of royal family.

Anonymous said...

go to dead with your father tov a mok

Anonymous said...

CHICKENS RUN!

Like father, like son...

Anonymous said...

It doesn't matter how hard he tries and tries and tries, the golden opportunity will never favor him again. It hates him deep to the bones, because, when it humbly offered itself to him in the 1993 election, he abused it. He turned down the trust of people who voted for him. He the msost sucked politician in Khmer history. If I were him, I'd rather dorwn myself in an inch-deep water.

Anonymous said...

this is the ugly prince I've ever seen. Every picture of his is ugly like hell. It's a shame to have a khmer price looks like that!

Anonymous said...

prince--

your wife is cute. hang on to it.i hope she stays with you longer. take care of your health, so you can fool around a little longer before she comits adultry.

p.s. if you like to help khmer and fight against the puppet regime, join the opposition forces.

Anonymous said...

គេកកូរទឹកឲ្យល្អក់ដើម្បីចាប់ត្រី
គេបោកគ្រាប់បែកដើម្បីសម្លាប់ត្រី
គេបំបែកអ្នកប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ
នេះជាមធ្យោបាយធ្លាប់មានមក
គេលែងសត្វ ដំរីទឹកឲ្យចុះកកូរទឹក
បឹង ។
ភូតបុព្វំ កម្ពោជវាសិនោ​!!!!!!!
USED TO FOR THE CAMBODANS !!!!

Anonymous said...

You wined the election you could do nothing, but now you are a loser to the bottom and you say you want to come back!! Who is going to believe in you anymore?
Remember! “Leading by using your death brain is just like you betray your country”. I think that it is true.
Please don’t come back! Or, you want to save ah Yourn and ah Hun Sen who are going down hill now?

Anonymous said...

The MONARCHY is DEAD.This stupid prince did not know nothing.Maybe he is blind both eyes;his two ears are deaf.Go out abroad stupid.

Anonymous said...

9:23 i agree with you.

Anonymous said...

Come on show his better pictur!
That look greedy and stupid!

Anonymous said...

People knew well you are interested with money and women only.
Stay out of politic or your monarchy will die out.

Anonymous said...

low class prince reintoduced himself again, thanks to low class PM.

Anonymous said...

A Tumpek uses your time to make Ouk Phalla screaming, moaning orgasm, do not jump into Khmer problem again.You can not be compared to a ignorant Heng Samrin and a keu tha, keu tha Ngoun Nhel. It (they) both can cling up to its position firmly to serve its boss Youn so good than A Sdach Tumpek nis.

Anonymous said...

Hun Sen is prompting Ranariddh to replenish the royalist party, it's a ghost party. To show the public and the international community, the Hun's government is not a totalitarian regime. and then the international community must give more money to Hun Sen. Everyone knew that Ranariddh very afraid of Hun Sen, and also Ranariddh wants lot of money, money, money, money etc...

Putho oy Ranariddh thveu mé pak ! ngop kaun chau ors heuy !

Anonymous said...

That show you how Stupid politic in Cambodian since the 1975. Same people same shit people. Khmer suffer enough thru his time as PM. Khmer people Look for news and young politic what will help the country move foward.

Anonymous said...

alot of bad comments here. You are not welcome back. so stay away from politic.

Anonymous said...

ទ្រង់រាណារិទ្ធមិនគួរប្រឡូកក្នុងបក្សអ្នកនយោបាយទេ
បើលោកចូលត្រូវតែប្រឆាំងជាមួយគណបក្សប្រជាជន
ក៏ប៉ុន្តែបើប្រឆាំងជាមួយគណបក្សប្រជាជនហើយ
សូមអភ័យទោសពិតជាមានពលរដ្ធខ្មែរជាច្រើននឹង
បើកការវាយប្រហារហើយ។បើទ្រង់នៅធ្វើការជាមួយ
គណបក្សប្រជាជនពិតជាល្អជាងតែបើផ្ទុយអំពីគណបក្សប្រជាជនទ្រង់ដឹងស្រាប់ហើយនៅពាក្យសំដី
របស់អាក្បត់ជាតិបក្សសមរង្សីពួកវានិយាយ។

Anonymous said...

Don't you SRP Zombies insult the prince. This guy used to be Sam Rainsy boss. He was a law professor in France, with PhD degree in Law. He was the only guy who ever beat Hun Sen in general election. He was the first Cambodian prime minister after UNTAC sponsor election. So please spare your insult. If you want to insult, throw it at SR, for running to hide in France and abandon his supporters.

Anonymous said...

No body insult your prince. Your prince encourage us to insult him. Man, it's a man's own charater/nature itself that earns him respect and honour. He's a dead dog. What can he do??????

Anonymous said...

NR is maybe just only 1/4 worth of the character and quality of the strong man...

The strong man may not have been educated in France or USA, but his practical courage and strength make him more effective in keeping stability in Cambodia.

Anonymous said...

he does't enough just play his tail of love . he need to refresh his smell and play more games.

Anonymous said...

Ranarith, tu as vendu la loyauté de tes frères d'armes et ta vie politique pour un couple de millions de dollars, cela vaut plusieurs milliards ou peut-etre meme SANS prix..
To comportement royal ne t'a pas aidé pas non plus, mais je te souhaite quand meme BONNE CHANCE !
Sois civilisé..

Anonymous said...

You look more sympaty than a begar prince! But to be a leade NOO! NOO!

I will give you my left over breakfast! just to keep you ruin may day!

Why you look so urgly! are you still go to France teaching one or twice ayear! Or they fired you TOOOOOO?

Anonymous said...

Do ma loook like dog! Urgly dog!

Anonymous said...

Do you folks know what it mean PhD. stand for on Mr. Ranarith?it mean Pernanence Head Damage.He brain wash by hun sen,He is worthless for our Knmer people and country.
He just another trouble maker.He should stay in palace leak the Pussy.(Puok Ah pouj thok.)

Anonymous said...

May I suggest for Rannariddh Corruption Party (RCP).

whereas CPP stands for Corruption People Party.

Anonymous said...

12:19AM! You are wrong! wrong! wron!

Ranarith is not brain wash by any body! Warrios prince has brain defected from birth!

Womanizer and corruption is in his gyne!

Anonymous said...

*This is a formule from CHINA, so if we want or don't want it no way to go, his will joine in khmer Politic again. Mr Nheik bun chay and his partners will have a problem soon. Dr Quest Srey khmeng R Rith will become a King ROBOT the same them.His will hire a lot Kong kong and beautiful young Girls more. He is a DEAD MEAD.
KHMER1970

Anonymous said...

He has a sad and crying face. He should stay home and...

Anonymous said...

Cambodian monarchy will completely be destroyed by Prince Rannaridh's hands

Anonymous said...

You can see all of these people gave you the worst comments.
If you still want to involve in the politic, you must be the dumbest in the world.
You are the first person who ruins our trust since 1993.

Anonymous said...

Come on KI get him a better picture!

Anonymous said...

I think this a good picture for this prince!!

Anonymous said...

*Hot and secret news:
-For anti china influences,viet-nam Hanoi had New Plan by Open new military and Police school Training in viet-nam now.
*A lot Khmer Military high range officers from Rayal khmer military Training Academy school goes back to viet-nam Like Hanoi done since year 1955 and 1979 with khmer rouge soldiers. We will have WAR POWER between khmer pro china and khmer pro Hahoi like in year 1976-78 soon. HUN SEN and SAMRAINSY should know this matter. Finally if they fighting like that the result in the future Both sites will loss all. SOK KONG and Hanoi spy agents will have a good time and in charge in CPP soon.
KHMER1980

Anonymous said...

Whoever supports this man must be completely blind, dumb, deaf and dead.
But, maybe dogs, which don’t know him will do!

Anonymous said...

He has no brain at all. he only know how to go after women, money, and statur.

Anonymous said...

Ranarith, tu est come le chien.

Anonymous said...

We knew that Ah Sen is a Yourn’s dog, he always take Ah Yourn’s side no matter what, so we did not, do not or will not believe in him; but Ranarith become the worst man now because you ruin our trust and hope for a good outcome; if we did not trust you in 1993, we would never stop fighting. We are probably better now. Because of the winning election on that time, you’re stupid leading allowed the enemies to kill all of our nationalists and hero. It is very very very bad!!!!!!
RNR, you are a traitor. We hate you just like Ah Sen.

Anonymous said...

Look at his face it is a lossing face,He look like not enough fuck.He sure need the horse to fuck with,and Khmer call (mok khmean reasay). kon Khmer 75

Anonymous said...

Ranaridth was a first Prime Minister , a President of a National Assembly and then became a prisoner , now he wants to come back to politics again ? He must be nuts . His royalist Party is nothing but CPP ass' kisser . Did any one ever hear the voice of Royalist Party after the Election ? The answer is no. They were there to raise hands for CPP . That was all they were doing .
Khmer Ga

Anonymous said...

Ranaridth, please stay where you are. Eat , sleep and fuck your young wife . What the fuck made you step down from the President of a National Assembly ? Your political career is over . It's dead.

Anonymous said...

2:54AM! you give him too much credit!

He do not know how to do any thing, he have ambition without skill!

_Woman! He took after his suboerdinate! (BAY KAOK)

_For money he fight with his subordinate for 3 millions?

_for status! see what is he now look like SOOMBY! and no one in a right mind want to do any thing close to him! He may hit on your ass boy!!!!

Anonymous said...

ជូនចំពោះលោក11:22pm
លោកជាកូនខ្មែរម្នាក់ ដែលមានសតិមិនគ្រប់
គ្រាន់​ គួរឲ្យស្ដាយមែនទែន៕

ភ្នំដិន តាកែវ

Anonymous said...

Ah Ghostly Rannariddh is back in politics or in corruption (whatever works for himself), because he runs out of money to feed his young mistresses. I call this Rannariddh: ah kanh chas kbal chet khmen! Or a childish prince who only knows how to chase young girls. This loser has made the Norodoms feeling very proud!!!And we have the girly King Sihanouk who is worse than a puppet.

The Sens and the Norodoms are all corrupt and are in politics to look after their self-interests and steal from the poor.

The monarchies and the communists all assume total control on the people they rule.

Cambodia is poor and dying because these iron-grip rules of the monarchy system and the now communist system.

Anonymous said...

រាណារិត អ្នកនយោបាយ ក្មេងលេងបាយឡុក
បាយឡ វានេះជាពូជអាចោលម្សៀត យកល្អដេក
នៅកំដរប្រដាប់នាងផល្លាឲ្យបានស្រួលចុះ​ កុំទៅ
រុំខានគេឯងអី!!!៕

ភ្នំដិន តាកែវ

Anonymous said...

Enough is enough, Prince. Don' be crazy. Keep your current position to save your honor and that of your family.

Don't talk again about " Royalist" or Sihanoukist"..." Sahak Chivin".... All these words are the past andare outof date.

Don' t think that you only are royalist. Those who don't vote for you are also royalists...but they don't like you...

Anonymous said...

I wouldn't vote or favor this guy, since day one when he was entering Phnom Penh he forgot the moment of his troops and loyalists that followed him. He sold hundred of candidate seat to CPP and made all the money. Now those seat he sold are all CPP control which he shouldn't abandoned his followers.

I rather vote and favor SAM RAINSY.

Anonymous said...

Think about Nhiek Bunchhay used to like and respect this guy. But now Nhiek Bunchhay hated him more than anything.

Anonymous said...

If some Khmer people still love,vote,and support this stupid Mr. Nopower (Riddh) again,what can we call them? Maybe a few thousand people.
Mr. Riddh can be the ghost party,the ghosts will vote for Mr.Nopower.Go and live your father in China and die there.

Anonymous said...

Who let this dog out!!! Huh Huh Huh

Anonymous said...

I will get some money from Hun Sen.

Anonymous said...

Prince Shit,

Go back and bury yourself in between Ouk Phalla's legs.

Hanoi's dog what you had been done to Cambodia.

You had betrayed your KHmer country and her people.