Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Prince's resignation setback for Cambodia's royalist movement

14 August 2012
ABC Radio Australia

In Cambodia, the royalist movement has been dealt another blow, with Prince Norodom Ranariddh announcing his resignation from politics for a second time.

Last time it was in 2008, after a scandal involving the sale of the Funcinpec party's headquarters.

He eventually received a royal pardon, and in late 2010 made a comeback with a self-named party he said was committed to re-uniting the Royalists.

That attempt now appears to have collapsed, and along with it, the political career of the Prince.

Presenter: Helene Hofman

Speakers: Ambassador Julio Jeldres, Adjunct Research Fellow, Monash Asia Institute

Prince's resignation setback for Cambodia's royalist movement (Credit: ABC)

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