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Translated from Khmer by Socheata
In response to a question asked by the Kampuchea Thmei newspaper: “With the defection of Funcinpec MPs to the CPP, can Funcinpec still be a partner with the CPP in the future or not?” Prince Thomico replied that, based on his view, what these MPs are doing is tantamount to their betrayal on the votes given to them by the people who placed their confidence in these MPs. The prince said that the betrayal of the voters’ confidence will make the voters no longer wanting to meet these defectors anymore. Providing a vote to a (Funcinpec) MP means that people like MPs from the Funcinpec party, a royalist party. Therefore, if these MPs defect from Funcinpec, this does not necessarily show that they would join the CPP only, they could also defect to join the SRP, or Kem Sokha’s party, or the NRP. The action taken by these MPs by defecting to one party or another is a betrayal of the people’s vote. However, he said that joining a political party is an individual rights, but these defectors lose all their worth.
