Wednesday, March 07, 2012

Human Rights Party Sees Possible Gains in Commune Elections

Kem Sokha, leader of Human Rights Party, HRP. (Photo: by Im Sothearith)

Tuesday, 06 March 2012
Men Kimseng, VOA Khmer | Washington, DC
“The election-related problems that result in unfairness and bias are mainly caused by local authorities.”
The minority opposition Human Rights Party will campaign for local elections this year on a platform of improved free public services and the replacement of long-time commune leaders with candidates who have fresh ideas, the party’s president said Monday.

Kem Sokha told “Hello VOA” the party had already registered candidates in some 1,000 of the country’s 1,633 communes and hoped to expand its political influence in the June 3 polls.

The Human Rights Party holds only three seats in parliament, but Kem Sokha said the local elections would be a chance to expand further as it aims to beat commune leaders from the ruling party who are widely accused of petty corruption for local services like marriage licenses or permission to hold weddings and other ceremonies.


“The HRP has the intention of replacing commune chiefs who serve their party with ones who serve [Cambodians], with those who serve merchants with ones serving the people, and those who sell land and lakes with those who protect them,” he said.

So far, 10 political parties have registered to compete in the local elections, according to the National Election Committee.

But Kem Sokha said he hopes his party’s message will strike a chord with voters. That means overcoming alleged intimidation of voters, vote-buying and other irregularities, he said.

“The election-related problems that result in unfairness and bias are mainly caused by local authorities,” he said.

10 comments:

Anonymous said...

I don't hate Kem Sokha but his party's existence will only split the voice of SRP and make the SEE PEE PEE stronger.

So, who will benefit from Kem Sokha?
The answer: Vietnamization.

Keep going Mr. Kem Sokha. You have done an excellent job for Vietnam to finish Cambodia off.

Anonymous said...

ខ្ញុំថាលោក កឹមសុខា ល្មមគិតពីរឿងជាតិម្ដង
ហើយ ទុកឱ្យលោក ហ៊ុនសែន ឯកោទៅចុះ។
គណបក្សលោក ដូចគ្មានបានធ្វើអ្វីសំខាន់សោះ
ដល់កម្ពុជា។

Anonymous said...

ពេលវេលានេះបើ កិម សុខា និង សម រង្ស៉ី នៅតែមិនព្រមទុកការបោះឆ្នោតមួយអន្លើសិនហើយនៅតែមិនព្រមបន្ទន់ឥរិយាបទសម្របតាមឆន្ទៈរបស់ពលរដ្ឋនិងមិនព្រមចង់ធ្វើការផ្លាស់ប្តូរពិតប្រាកដទេនោះ
លោកទាំងពីរក្បាលប្រកដជាមានឈ្មោះអាក្រក់និងបានរួមចំណែកសម្លាប់ជាតិខ្មែរនិងរំលាយពូជសាសន៍ខ្មែរយ៉ាងពិតប្រាកដ!

Anonymous said...

11:42PM និយាយត្រូវល្អណាស់ សូមគាំទ្រទាំង
ស្រុង។

Anonymous said...

គ្រប់សកម្មភាពរបស់គណបក្សប្រឆាំងទាំងពីរ
ដូចជាធ្វើតាមតែបញ្ជារបស់មនុស្សខ្លាំងតែម្នាក់។
បើម្នាក់នោះជាក់ទោសប្រវត្តិសាស្រ្ត គណបក្ស
ប្រឆាំងទាំងពីរ នឹងទទួលទោសកំហុសដូចគ្នា។

Anonymous said...

Kem Sokha should work hard to punish his low rank party official or member from stop betraying our nation, by recuite Samrainsy party to defect to cpp (betray Cambodia nation party). Otherwise Kem Sokha and Human Right party leader will see as cpp slaves and working for Hun Xen and cpp party.

Most important thing is that Human Right Party should jiont Samrainsy party and work to rebuild our stride torn county not to split vote from Samrainsy party. This is crucial time that we must work and united together as Khmer with one voice to save our nation in time as needed. I spoke as with many other party as well not just Human Right party.

Anonymous said...

AH CHkae. Wake up, havent you been humiliated enough by AH Hun Sen. You know he is only using you, you are almost of nomore value to him. AH CHKAE

Anonymous said...

Kem Sokha is worthless. I am saying it now and I will say it till the end of time!

One Khmer in VA, USA

Anonymous said...

Socheta,

Please, do not delete people's comment simply because he/she doesn't agree with your point of view barring profanity etc...etc...

A friend of yours

Anonymous said...

អាឆ្កែ ជាងមិនកើតមកបន្ទោសដែក
ធ្វើជ្រូកមកខ្លាចទឹកក្តៅ។
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សិទិ្ធមនុស្សមិនទៅយកមនុស្សពីអាឆ្កែឯងទេ។
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